Would you date a MAGA?

[Anonymous]

No, bigotry and anger are really unattractive qualities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never in a million years. I remember kissing a republican in college and getting ridiculed by my best friend (this sounds like a joke but is true)

If you base your dating life on what your friends say chances are he dodges the bullet. He should thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump has repeatedly said that he hates minorities and wants to deport them all. Shortly after he took office, citizens and green card holders were harassed and sometimes detained while traveling (did everyone just forget this?). So no, as a natural born citizen who is also a racial minority, I would not be friends with a Trump supporter, much less date one. You're basically saying that you don't think I belong here, and you're willing to destroy my family and my future for some political football. I'm horrified that Republicans repeatedly gloss over these details.

Peoples voting behavior is very strange man. I am not from.gbos country but in my country people from some tribes have voted sometimes in huge numbers for candidates from other tribes who absolutely hate them. If you think in logical and rational terms when it comes to people voting behavior you will be depressed sad and confused. I am not a psychologist nor a political science to understand these strange patterns but they do happen sadly. And I think the human brain responds to populism as well.

[Anonymous]

I’d draw the line at anyone who is trying to overthrow the government, violently if necessary, to install an authoritarian regime and end our rules based system.

[Anonymous]

Anyone who self-identifies as MAGA is a no for me. I highly doubt they would be interested in me, anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:good lord, no. I am a woman with a career and self-respect.

What does your career have to do with anything?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am a centrist dating a MAGA and I am second guessing it. I love him but the manufactured outrage at every little thing, combined with saying things for shock value like a child is a turnoff. I love everything else about him but we're still pretty early on in dating and Idk that I can spend the next 50+ years listening to him screech about every little thing Democrats do.

That giant red thing you see flapping all over the place is a RED FLAG. Please heed it!

Well, one, being condescending to people is a good way to get them to double down.

But two, I do think we will see more of this. Washington Post had an op-Ed by the editorial board about needing more mixed marriages politically, because without mixed marriages we lose bipartisan discourse. There was a lot of blowback from liberal women. Of course I suspect the MAGA men the Post wants them to marry are not exactly concerned about bipartisan discourse either.

Bipartisan is not a problem. MAGA is a whole other thing though. Even most Republicans wouldn't date a MAGA.

[Anonymous]

Things are going so well. Not sure why anyone wouldn't support a Democrat...

[Anonymous]

I’ve got friends on all sides of the political spectrum. I wouldn’t ruin my relationship with anyone over politics. In a way, thats what each party’s propaganda is designed to do - scare their voter base about the other party to the point that they would rather disengage with a family member or friend than hear and digest a differing viewpoint. The party in power gets to siphon your tax dollars so they’ll literally say or do anything it takes to stay in office. And its BOTH parties. Neither platform is actually whats good for the country or about the greater good - its about creating clear party lines.

With that said I wouldn’t rule out dating anyone based on politics as long as they weren’t at the nutjob ends (right or left) of the political spectrum.

[Anonymous]

I couldn't do it. One of my parents doesn't identify as a MAGA but watches Fox News 24/7 and is a hard-core Trump supporter. The only way we get along as adults is by completely avoiding political discussion. Because their only source of news is Fox, they have a distorted view of the world, so calm, rational discussions on any sensitive issue are impossible. From this, I know I could not be in an intimate relationship with a MAGA, nor would they want to be in one with me.

[Anonymous]

I only date smart people…. So, no.

[Anonymous]

I have almost no friends left in my actual life because most of them turned into MAGA.
A realtor whom I met 22 years ago is the son of a proud MAGA drunk old man.
My inner circle is clean

[Anonymous]

Never

[Anonymous]

I'm a little confused. Who are "MAGA" versus regular Republican voters or conservatives? All polls show a near identical overlap between self-described Republicans and conservatives with voting for Trump this fall. It doesn't mean everyone is happy with him as the nominee, but Trump won all his primaries by substantial margins. So who exactly are these hypothetical MAGA people OP is referring to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve got friends on all sides of the political spectrum. I wouldn’t ruin my relationship with anyone over politics. In a way, thats what each party’s propaganda is designed to do - scare their voter base about the other party to the point that they would rather disengage with a family member or friend than hear and digest a differing viewpoint. The party in power gets to siphon your tax dollars so they’ll literally say or do anything it takes to stay in office. And its BOTH parties. Neither platform is actually whats good for the country or about the greater good - its about creating clear party lines.

With that said I wouldn’t rule out dating anyone based on politics as long as they weren’t at the nutjob ends (right or left) of the political spectrum.

So you maintain friendships with those advocate for blowing up the lives of minorities? You expect me to maintain a relationship with those that wish me harm? How is this a 'both parties' thing?