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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A "what's right is right, what's wrong is wrong" mentality is not exactly a sign that she possesses a capacity for openness, flexibility  and critical thinking. Is it possible that this is actually what you are wondering, that maybe she is not intellectually what you want? And if you are wondering now, at the likely peak of your sexual bonding, then yes, it could be an issue. You have to unpack your concerns in greater depth.[/quote]

+1. This has to be it (regarding the intellectual point you made). Because if she was really a “what’s right is right, what’s wrong is wrong” type of person, she wouldn’t be a Trump supporter in the first place, let alone after January 6. Unless she has a seriously warped perspective of what constitutes right and wrong. Anyone who expresses the beliefs she supposedly expressed to OP (about wishing ideologically different viewpoints could be discussed like they used to without getting cancelled, and so forth) is just paying lip service to make herself sound more tolerant than she actually is. Because when you support a heinous and vile person who holds and expresses openly racist, sexist, classist, divisive views for the past 5+ years first as prospective and then confirmed leader of the country, you don’t give two shits about being tolerant to opposing viewpoints. No. What she actually means is she wishes she could express those same viewpoints out loud with the guarantee that there’s no threat of being ostracized. What she actually wants is for everyone else to be on the same page as her so she won’t have to face any consequences herself. Because that would be inconvenient for her. Apparently that’s what she (or OP) means by her “what’s right is right, what’s wrong is wrong” mentality...it’s not actually about right vs wrong in the moral sense - it’s about her thinking she’s right and anyone who doesn’t agree with her is wrong. So it’s not at all inaccurate to say she’s hardly (not at all) centrist in her thinking, or open-minded. It’s far more accurate to describe her as narrow-minded, inflexible, and extreme in her thinking.  IMO, this is how OP should be presenting his question because as it is now, it’s wholly and completely inaccurate.

Considering this is how she presented herself to OP as being “more tolerant than most” and considering she supports Trump, she’s either an unintentional wolf in sheep’s clothing (so, manipulative), an intentional wolf-in sheep’s clothing (a liar) or someone without a single iota of self-awareness (an idiot). All are red flags in a relationship...regardless of whether politics happens to be on the menu or not. [/quote]

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