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Would you marry someone with opposite political views?

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I'm moderate to conservative. I lived with a woman that was way off to the left. I eventually got tired of living with a retarded person, so I hit the road.
 
I couldn't if they were the type who had political beliefs with nothing to back it up. For example, if he said something like "Stephen Harper is a bad prime minister because he is like George Bush" I would probably lose my mind but if he were to come up with some good reasons for being a leftie then I can respect that.

As it stands my SO doesn't care for politics so he just smiles and nods and agrees with whatever I say, it works.
 
Originally posted by: RKS
My wife and I have many opposing political/social views but we bicker so much about other minor items we don't let the major differences effect us at all. 😀
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lol, sounds like my marriage. 😛

Actually, we're pretty compatible on political issues; it's religion where we differ. Fortunately, we both have a live and let live attitude towards it, so issues don't crop up.

 
Yes, I would, as long as they were respectful of my views.

But honestly, the "opposites attract" thing couldn't be further from the truth.
 
Well, I did, but it's not exactly polar opposite. My husband is right of center, and I'm left of center.

When something he believes or says rubs me the wrong way, I keep my peace for one reason and one reason only - I'm registered to vote, and he's not. 😉
 
I think most people can tolerate every type of person except for anyone at the hard left or hard right. No one wants an extermist around unless they are extermist themselves. Personally I hate hippies with a passion and I hate girls who think the worlds money and resources come from magical fairy dust and pixie clouds and think all we have to do is hold hands and sing kumbaya and everyone can have a country like the usa with their own 3br 2ba home.
 
I have, and I wouldnt reccomend it. Especially if you are really into the belief that your vote makes a difference. If you voted red and they voted blue then your vote is cancelled out. You both might as well just not go to the ballot boxes to save time.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: joshsquall
When it comes down to it, 95% of the things everyone likes to argue about in politics have nothing to do with my life. I think we can all agree that low taxes = good.
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For the sake of argument... I disagree that low taxes = good. Taxes pay for a lot of the infrastructure, i.e. bridges that we'd rather didn't collapse with age. Taxes pay for the defense of our nation. (I'm not talking about Iraq.) There are a lot of things that are paid for by taxes.

I'm not saying that high taxes is better, but that there has to be a happy medium some place in there.
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A better idea though to go with lower taxes: cut the damn fat from the government. Too many jobs are created for the sake of either giving buddies employment, or maybe even public works programs so a politician can say, "OMG WTF Look at meeeee! I created jobs! Vote for me so I can keep my cushy part-time job!"
Yes, taxes serve a clear and vital purpose, but the government is also a perfect example of why monopoly powers are dangerous - there's no motivation for efficient spending. If a private business worked like road crews often do (lots of standing around, delays of months or even years, going over budget repeatedly), they'd be out of business in a hurry.

But of course, if the budget issue crops up, and makes pork-loving politicians look bad, what do they do? "Gay marriage! Abortion! Religion in schools!" Badda-bing, the public is polarized and distracted once again. Spend away!
 
As long as the two people respected each other's opinions (something people should do anyways in a good relationship) it wouldn't be a problem.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: joshsquall
When it comes down to it, 95% of the things everyone likes to argue about in politics have nothing to do with my life. I think we can all agree that low taxes = good.
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For the sake of argument... I disagree that low taxes = good. Taxes pay for a lot of the infrastructure, i.e. bridges that we'd rather didn't collapse with age. Taxes pay for the defense of our nation. (I'm not talking about Iraq.) There are a lot of things that are paid for by taxes.

I'm not saying that high taxes is better, but that there has to be a happy medium some place in there.
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A better idea though to go with lower taxes: cut the damn fat from the government. Too many jobs are created for the sake of either giving buddies employment, or maybe even public works programs so a politician can say, "OMG WTF Look at meeeee! I created jobs! Vote for me so I can keep my cushy part-time job!"
Yes, taxes serve a clear and vital purpose, but the government is also a perfect example of why monopoly powers are dangerous - there's no motivation for efficient spending. If a private business worked like road crews often do (lots of standing around, delays of months or even years, going over budget repeatedly), they'd be out of business in a hurry.

But of course, if the budget issue crops up, and makes pork-loving politicians look bad, what do they do? "Gay marriage! Abortion! Religion in schools!" Badda-bing, the public is polarized and distracted once again. Spend away!
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QFMFT!
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: joshsquall
When it comes down to it, 95% of the things everyone likes to argue about in politics have nothing to do with my life. I think we can all agree that low taxes = good.
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For the sake of argument... I disagree that low taxes = good. Taxes pay for a lot of the infrastructure, i.e. bridges that we'd rather didn't collapse with age. Taxes pay for the defense of our nation. (I'm not talking about Iraq.) There are a lot of things that are paid for by taxes.

I'm not saying that high taxes is better, but that there has to be a happy medium some place in there.
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That's why I said low taxes, not no taxes. There are always going to be costs associated with maintaining a nation. There does not always need to be a ridiculous amount of useless spending. It bugs the hell out of me when I hear how departments spend frivolously at the end of the fiscal year so that their funding won't be cut in the next budget.
 
Originally posted by: senseamp
Yes. No one is perfect.
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Isn't that what the Jewish mother said when her daughter married a Catholic? Or was that the other way around? 😛


This thread amuses me insofar as that it makes clear just how much political affiliation has replaced religious affiliation for many people in modern America.

"Can you believe it? She married a Republican!"
 
I've had friends with really opposing views to mine. In some cases we actually both learned a lot from each other and challenged one another to think about things from a different viewpoint. I liked it a lot. I don't think that would be the norm, but I do think it's possible to have a healthy relationship with someone who has views that are a lot different. So, yes.
 
I'm way too opinionated to spend my life with someone who is so wrong about so many things.

And I couldn't take it if we ever had kids.
 
being basically a moderate, I'm in no way concerned with the political opinions of an SO. Hell, I'm not even sure of the views of my girlfriend right now, then again this is a recently begun relationship. 😉

but same question goes for religion: could you marry (or be in a serious relationship with) someone that has opposite religious beliefs? I've always put aside my lack of religious belief (atheist, but I do got beliefs/ideas of my own creation that are quite out there) when it comes to relationships. Not that I change who I am, it just doesn't matter to me. Thankfully she also feels the same way, at least in terms that it won't ever interfere with a relationship. She believes, just doesn't practice religion.
 
My wife and I both have relatively moderate but opposing political views. It doesn't cause any problems because 1. we don't talk about political issues very much and 2. she knows I follow current events and politics much more than she does, and I have a much better understanding of politics than she does, so she usually just accepts that I'm right. 😉

Her father, on the other hand, has much more extreme political views and listens to a lot of biased political talk radio. I make a point of never talking about politics with him, because nothing good will come of it.
 
Since I'm not at one end of any spectrum there is no opposite for me. I can always find common ground with people, just like I'm always in opposition on some issues. I've become accepting of the idea that there is NO ONE else with my views in the world.
 
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