Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you?

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I have strong viewpoints and require someone to have similar viewpoint

20% (3)

I have strong viewpoints but don't care about another.

20% (3)

I have weak viewpoints and require another to have weak ones.

6% (1)

I don't care.

13% (2)

As long as they're civil about their views.

40% (6)

I have weak viewpoints but want others to have strong viewpoints.

0% (0)

Total Votes : 15

(last vote on : 6/21/2010 9:12:20 AM)
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DarkSteven -> Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 12:44:09 PM)
When I browse profiles, I note a lady's political affiliation in her likes/dislikes/limits. If she likes a viewpoint, whether liberal, conservative, or libertarian, and has an opposing view as a hard limit, I consider her intolerant. If she has a viewpoint as a Lives For or Loves, I think she's way too involved. If she has opposing viewpoints as Tolerates, I give her extra props. Does it matter to you?

KITTYLECTRO -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 12:47:19 PM)
I voted "I don't care".

nancygirl34652 -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 12:48:07 PM)
believing in different parties, affiliations, etc. is not all important to me...sometimes it is nice to have differences....viva la difference! however, if i were to meet a Man who held very strong, unwavering beliefs and they were not the same as mine and He could not tolerate me having a mind of my own, then i don't think it would work. hoping not to hijack this thread, Steven, Sir....but i was just wondering...if a girl does not have party or political info on her profile, do You ask about it right away?

Level -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 12:54:30 PM)
I have views all over the map; some strong, some not. I don't care if she doesn't have any, but if she does, then as long as they aren't "crazy", and as long as we can be civil with one another, then that's what matters most. As with most things, the more compatible we are, the better.

LadyPact -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 12:55:49 PM)
Steven, I didn't answer the poll because the option that I would have chosen wasn't available to Me. I'm really not one much for browsing profiles. I am much more interested in the forums. It gives Me a much more well rounded view of an individual than what they have typed up about themselves. I want to hear what they think about subjects, and not because it's what they think I want to hear. At the same time, I watch how people speak to each other during this process. That's true of every section, but Politics and Religion frequenters seem to have their own breed on this. They have very special....... shall we say, terms of endearment. The discussions get heated and the mud starts flying. Often, no better than the politicians themselves when running for office. I'll be the first to admit that there are some that do this on all boards, but I see it much more there. It makes Me think that folks who have such strong opinions and use such tactics, might not exactly be able to curtail that in real life. It's not the strong opinions that would influence Me. It's the inability to remain civil about it.

DarkSteven -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 12:55:59 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: nancygirl34652 if a girl does not have party or political info on her profile, do You ask about it right away? Nope. I'm not interested in what her viewpoints are as much as the intensity of them. I grew up in a house where politics was debated a lot and I don't want any part of that now. Political discussions are fine with me, but not debates.

DarkSteven -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 1:01:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyPact Steven, I didn't answer the poll because the option that I would have chosen wasn't available to Me. It's not the strong opinions that would influence Me. It's the inability to remain civil about it. I fixed the poll answers.

urtoy -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 1:05:27 PM)
The poll is insufficiently specific. For casual play (which I'm not interested in) politics is irrelevant. For a serious relationship, I could not be involved with a liberal whose views run counter to my own.

juliaoceania -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 1:10:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DarkSteven When I browse profiles, I note a lady's political affiliation in her likes/dislikes/limits. If she likes a viewpoint, whether liberal, conservative, or libertarian, and has an opposing view as a hard limit, I consider her intolerant. If she has a viewpoint as a Lives For or Loves, I think she's way too involved. If she has opposing viewpoints as Tolerates, I give her extra props. Does it matter to you? I suppose I am "intolerant" because I do not want to spend my life arguing with a person about my views... My ideals are not casually held. I put a good deal of effort into learning about the world I live in and I formed my opinions as a result of that effort. I want a man that takes his ideals as seriously as I take my own, and if he has come up with a worldview that is so opposed to my own, that tells me we are ill suited. Also, I do not think I could respect a conservative dominant as his submissive. I would always think I was smarter than he is...not saying I would be smarter, but I would think I am... and that would lead me to not being attracted to that man... But if you haven't formed strong opinions, don't care what opinions the woman in your life has or the thought processes that led her to those positions, you are indeed way more tolerant than I am. There are lots of things I won't tolerate in a mate that I would tolerate in friends and family... like smoking, or terrible grooming, eating junk food 24/7, etc....

juliaoceania -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 1:13:23 PM)
quote: Political discussions are fine with me, but not debates. Sooooo ... you are intolerant... you are intolerant against those with strong views, gotcha!

Level -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 1:14:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania There are lots of things I won't tolerate in a mate that I would tolerate in friends and family... like smoking... You're hurting Johnny. [:D]

juliaoceania -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 1:15:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Level quote: ORIGINAL: juliaoceania There are lots of things I won't tolerate in a mate that I would tolerate in friends and family... like smoking... You're hurting Johnny. [:D] I said I would make an exception for him... I would even overlook it if he were a Christian Fundamentalist (if I could corrupt him)

DesFIP -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 4:50:44 PM)
I don't like loud arguments either. But I wouldn't limit that to politics, I find that people who like to argue will always find something to argue about. But that isn't political per se. However I don't feel comfortable with someone who holds totally different religious or political views. I don't demand someone be liberal also, but I would not be compatible with a conservative. We would just disagree too much and since I won't argue, I'd just have to not talk about too many topics. And that isn't good, to turn myself off in order to keep the peace, as it were. Same with religion. If he were adamant than anyone who wasn't Catholic would go to hell, then how could I feel comfortable with him? Either he'd be trying to convert me, or be disapproving whenever I went to synagogue. It just wouldn't work.

MysticFireTopaz -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 5:01:15 PM)
I have had successful relationships with submissives who have vastly different political affiliations than I do. In fact, living in Texas, that has usually been the case. We usually just have an agreement to "agree to disagree" and just don't discuss politics.

BonesFromAsh -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 5:15:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DarkSteven Does it matter to you? Only in so much as how the other person feels the need to push those views on me. I have strong opinions about certain political subjects and I'll admit, if a person's profile lists "conservative politics" as a like or love, I'd want to question them about it before we went further if there was a view towards any sort of relationship. Not a deal breaker unless they're intolerant of my views. That being said, one of my friends is quite proud of the fact that he's a "neo-con" and takes great pleasure in calling me a "tree-hugging hippy chick" followed by "but I love ya anyway". We can have some amazingly heated discussions/debates, not just political since our religious views are very different also, and still agree to disagree as friends. It's all about respect for me....I'll respect your commintment to your views/opinions as long as you can respect mine. That doesn't mean we agree on those views/opinions, it means we can appreciate individual choice and be civil about it.

littlewonder -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 5:17:57 PM)
I never had any political preference persay but I will say that I never had an interest in men who were extreme on either side. I made my judgements based on their values and morals instead of political affiliation.

Lucienne -> RE: Does political affiliation/intensity matter to you? (6/20/2010 5:27:17 PM)
I think it's more of a correlation thing for me. I prefer men who are engaged and more empirical. I'm a grumpy ass liberal independent so I don't really relate to people who are overly attached to one party or the other as good or bad. And I think that politics as it operates in D.C. can be vastly different from how political beliefs inform the everyday actions of ordinary citizens. (speaking as a U.S. citizen here, but I'd imagine it's fairly similar world wide). In terms of the company I keep, romantic and otherwise, I prefer people who are open to the world around them and capable of processing different perspectives. And most of my friends are fairly liberal, like me. In terms of partners, I won't say the occasional republican hasn't slipped through, but the more passionate he is about conservative politics the less likely I am going to be able to take him seriously as a long term partner. I suppose it's theoretically possible that I'd meet a man who is open-minded, empathetic, and sufficiently empirical while still being a devoted Republican, but it does seem unlikely. My beloved boy toy of over a year is an atheist republican but part of what makes our relationship work is that we are respectful of each other's needs and interests while recognizing our fundamental long term incompatibility. Also, he is hot. [:D] So I guess the practical effect is that I can handle incidental conservatives, but I mostly end up with liberals. And that's just vanilla talk. In the realm of kink, I get actively turned off by men who claim special kink exceptions for themselves while subscribing to an overall worldview that would punish those who deviate from their expected norm. Unless we're talking about deflowering republican male asses, in which case I am always game, because really...as a feminist, I owe it to them.

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