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Q for hobbyists : would you see a provider that was your political opposite?
Priapus53 6256 reads
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Lightly touched on the board before; I'm left of center & my ATF voted for Mccain. Despite that, we get along quite well. That beggars the q: if you're a conservative, would you have a "long term thing" with a liberal provider ? Conversely,
if you're a liberal, would you have a "long term
thing" with a conservative provider ?

Thoughts ?

-- Modified on 4/10/2010 7:57:42 AM

jerseyflyer818 reads

I do, and will continue to do so. She is a staunch Obama supporter. I am most definitely not. We talk politics only online, not in each other's presence. Known her for 6 years.

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marikod978 reads

While I am interested in "positions," not so much the kind you are talking about.        

      If I'm finding out that much about her "positions,"  then I'm not a happy camper at $400 an hour.

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Priapus53696 reads

sorry that you can't afford that---------LMAO !

Btw---let's end the mystery right now; you sound like a supporter of Israel's labor party------correct ?--------;)

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marikod1045 reads

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quadseasonal831 reads

When I am tired of them I turn on Rush and they leave..That way  they shouldn't  have  feelings of unworthiness, inadequacy, guilt or  personal resposibility for the break up..lol
Actually I hope I am never so shallow, ignorant,
or Nazi like, that I would allow someones choice in politics to influence my feelings for them..
I might sound  dumb but I'm not dumbed down..
http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/


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DoctorZGonzo1013 reads

...besides, discussing politics is a buzzkill when you're naked, unless its part of a role playing thing...

Oh George, let's not park here!
Oh George, let's not park!
Oh George, let's!
Oh George!
Oh!

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marikod890 reads

they did that one. Haven't thought about that for 40 years.

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Priapus53741 reads

Marikod : Israeli labor party or "Xiao fellow traveller" ?

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PitchingWedge931 reads

Politics have no place in the bedroom.  Or the hallway, or the stairs, or the bathroom, or on the dining room table . . . . .

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wormwood1279 reads

Couldn't do it once the subject was discussed.

If I'm going to see a lady more than once, I have to really enjoy talking about things that matter to both of us. I don't enjoy talking with very many conservatives because they are generally ill-informed and selfish at the very least and racist, homophobic religious nuts at worst.

I also love discussing art, music, literature, etc. and I find that few conservative people have a genuine interest in the 'liberal' arts.

That ought to ruffle a few feathers.

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SinsOfTheFlesh631 reads

Well, coming from one of the few conservative ladies on the board, I can't help but guffaw at your broadstroke asessement of an entire community.

Religious nut? Hardly. I did the rolling on the floor speaking in tongues thing many years ago. Yes, really. Not for me.

Literature? I've got three bookshelves overflowing with books, and more in boxes taht I don't have room for. Pick an author. Chances are I've read something by him/her.

Music? My computer contains a music library with more than 4,000 songs on it. I have artists from Josh Groban and Yma Sumac on it, hundreds of classical pieces (I am especially fond of Yo Yo Ma), to heavy metal, classic rock, pop, and even some R&B. So which genre shall we discuss?

Ok, I admit, I am not much into art unless it is at least 100 years old. A painting of a woman should LOOK like a woman in my conservative opinion. Picasso hated women. So you got me on this one.

So what makes you think being politically conservative means someone can't be intelligent and educated as well? Look at this discussion board. Quite frankly, the posts that are well written on this board tend more often to come from conservative participants.

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wormwood1055 reads

meant that someone couldn't be intelligent. I said that most conservatives I talk with are uninformed (that doesn't mean unintelligent) and selfish at best and racist, homophobic, religious nuts at worst.

J.S. MIll (I'm sure you've read something by him, right?) said it best-

"Not all conservative men are stupid, but most stupid men are conservative".

Which makes perfect sense. The more stupid we are, the more afraid we will be of anything that is different from us.

I prefer to spend my time with people who openly embrace life in all its richness rather than those who are afraid of anything different.

As for you personally, I respect your learnin' and ability to write coherently. I'm sure we would be able to talk about music and lit easily but I find your political reasoning reveals a great deal of spitefullness and meanness. As I said before, I prefer not to associate with people like that any longer unless I'm forced to.

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ed2000955 reads

. . . when all you did was demonstrate for everyone how the mind of an elitist, arrogant and uninformed person functions? Thank you

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wormwood1112 reads

Because I choose to spend my time with people whose company I find engaging rather than focus solely on pussy?

Guilty as charged.

But I knew I'd hit a nerve with the less secure conservatives.

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quadseasonal592 reads

worm "I choose to spend my time with people whose company I find engaging

I knew I'd hit a nerve with the less secure conservatives."

Actually I had a feeling of sorrow,and a vivid  mental picture of you.
ROFLMAO worm...You define Insecure..
 Talk about the worm calling the grub dirty..
If you avoid  friendships and associations with those that differ in opinion and politics with your own, then you are merely living a life of a uncreative worm, unknowingly famished from repetitive munching on the same piece of petrified wood..
      There is help available
   http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/

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jerseyflyer1277 reads

Way to go quad!!! You said that right.

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wormwood1263 reads

Yep, I'm insecure and friendless. LOL. That's me.

I didn't say I avoid friendships with people with whom I disagree only because they disagree with me, I said I avoid them because I find that most conservatives are uninformed and mean-spirited. I have some very good friends who are very conservative but they are also very atypical. They even agree with me and prefer to associate with people who are much more liberal than they are for exactly the same reasons I stated.

Why would I want to hang around people I find relatively ignorant and shallow in thought? What am I going to learn from the racists, religious nuts, xenophobes, and dittoheads who make up the vast majority of conservatives here in Georgia?

Plus, I spent 30 years teaching. I spent every day cooped up in a classroom with 25 teenagers, many of whom I would not associate with if given the choice. I spent more time each month learning about, with, and from people who are unlike me than you will in your entire life. Forgive me if I want to relax a little and associate with people I find enjoyable now.

Now, you go on and feel sorry for me while I go ahead and enjoy my retirement, friends, family, and ability to associate freely with whom I choose.

LOL. You kill me. You really do.

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mattradd708 reads

you want me to worry about their politics. ;)

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rover1221035 reads

I could forgive her for voting for McCain, but Palin???

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BreakerMorant860 reads

we have the money.

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PitchingWedge738 reads

then you truly have a warped sense of priorities. LOL

Save yourself some money.  Log onto this site.  Spew your political thoughts here.  Utilize your time with the provider by taking advantage of her talents, not her political leanings.

I don't care who she may have voted for.  I just don't want her to tell me who I should vote for.  And vice versa.

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