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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 7, 2016 1:40:16 GMT
It's not that we disagree, we are basically on the same side (we both vote for the person more than the party), but he gets a little overboard and mouthy about it.. so today he posts a huge hate post (I'm not saying what side because it does not matter, it's not the point) and ends it with "it's a free country please feel free to unfriend me" ... SO I DID.. hahahaha... 1/2 hour later he still doesn't know.... And to say I don't care if we are on the same side or opposite, but just be nice.. rudeness is so unnecessary.... and he is being a rude ass right now. and I HATE politics. And I HATE this time of year, especially this year.
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Post by seikashaven on Jul 7, 2016 1:49:24 GMT
We are similar but would choose different hills to die on. Neither of us get worked up over politics so it's a non-issue around here.
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Post by Tamhugh on Jul 7, 2016 1:49:29 GMT
My DH and I used to not agree on politics, but he has finally seen the light. HAHA. Actually, he has been a registered Republican for a long time and I have been a Democrat since I was old enough to vote. In local elections, we often vote for the same people, but when he did vote for President, we cancelled each other out. This year we are both voting for the same person. Donald Trump has finally done what my kids and I couldn't do for all these years; convince DH to switch parties.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 7, 2016 1:56:30 GMT
Generally, yes, we do. I am sure we will be voting for the same people in November. I am sure there are some issues that we have had minor disagreements on, especially when you get down to the details, but we are pretty well aligned on most issues. Or at least we are aligned on the issues the other one cares the most about.
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Post by Nink on Jul 7, 2016 1:59:38 GMT
It depends. DH is very Democrat, I'm an independent. If we're in agreement like we are this election, than yes. But in past elections when I've voted Republican we've canceled each other out.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 7, 2016 1:59:46 GMT
Nope. We agree on the same (to me) big issues-marriage equality and pro-choice- but other then that we typically cancel each other out. This year he is not going to vote, but man, he is giving me heck about my vote. I told him if he keeps running his mouth he can forgo any and all of my baking/cooking efforts until the election is over.
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Post by Mystie on Jul 7, 2016 2:03:15 GMT
I think I'm a little more radical than he is, but yes, we line up pretty perfectly in our political beliefs.
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Post by naby64 on Jul 7, 2016 2:13:48 GMT
It's not that we disagree, we are basically on the same side (we both vote for the person more than the party), but he gets a little overboard and mouthy about it.. so today he posts a huge hate post (I'm not saying what side because it does not matter, it's not the point) and ends it with "it's a free country please feel free to unfriend me" ... SO I DID.. hahahaha... 1/2 hour later he still doesn't know.... And to say I don't care if we are on the same side or opposite, but just be nice.. rudeness is so unnecessary.... and he is being a rude ass right now. and I HATE politics. And I HATE this time of year, especially this year. Gosh are you married to my DH and are you me? This is it pretty much in our house. He talks back to the TV loudly like they will hear him. I mentioned something today and he wanted to question the validity. Gosh, I just hate it. The TV has to be on that news station when we go to bed. I just my ear plugs in. At least he doesn't do any political posting on FB. As we say in this house "he doesn't understand The FB". ETA: I would also add that these days we disagree on just about all of the social issues that have come up. I am really wondering who I am married to these days. I have learned to just not say anything. Keeps so much peace in the house. ETA: One more edit. I don't tell him who I am voting for. He knows not to ask. I just won't tell. I don't tell anyone though for that matter. It is between me and the voting ballot.
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Post by terri on Jul 7, 2016 2:15:37 GMT
Pretty much though he is having a hard time grasping why I won't vote for Hilary (he thinks Trump makes her faults look mild; I'm not yet convinced). He travels around the word for business so he looks at things more globally while I often care just as much about local elections as national.
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Jul 7, 2016 2:18:03 GMT
Yes, we agree on politics and most issues, both social and financial.
We will both be voting for Donald Trump.
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Post by AllieC on Jul 7, 2016 2:18:45 GMT
We have just had a federal election in Australia and I have no idea who my dh voted for! I am a swinging voter and sometimes we have voted for the same party and other different. It isn't something we discuss much.
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Jul 7, 2016 2:24:41 GMT
No. Frankly, his ability to negate my vote is often what motivates him to be sure to vote. haha
We're both rather liberal on social policies, but he is (in my opinion) not as committed. (To be fair, I am, in his opinion, too single-issue.)
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jul 7, 2016 2:29:58 GMT
NO!! we are completely opposite. We are also both pretty vocal about it. Our kids had a pretty interesting upbringing hearing all our political conversations. Youngest dd now goes to a very liberal, very poltically minded college in the TCs, and it's been interesting to hear how she is navigating everything also.
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Post by ntsf on Jul 7, 2016 2:30:11 GMT
we are not 100% but pretty close. we are both liberal. though in our town, we would be considered on the conservative side since we are not lefty progressive. we also live in the most republican zip code...a whole 17% are registered republican here.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Jul 7, 2016 2:44:03 GMT
No, we don't! And it's starting to cause problems.
I keep quiet, but I don't know how much longer I can keep it up.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 7, 2016 2:46:44 GMT
Dh tends to vote gun rights as his first priority and I tell him he is an idiot. (I don't judge all people, just my dh)
Other than that we agree on most things. Some days he reads the fb headline and starts to be indignant about it and I have to explain the details and why the fb post was stupid or wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2016 2:51:43 GMT
Yes and no.
Generally we are on the same page. We do have some differences on social issues, but I won't discount his opinion because he has some life experiences that have formed those opinions. He lived in a Muslim country and had a fair amount of experience with radical Muslims (and yet his closest friend at work is Muslim, so it's not like he dislikes the religion, but he's much more prone to see radicalism than I am and I think that his opinion is valid because he has experienced it and I have not). He also has some religious biases that I don't have because he was brought up in a very religious family and I was not. In the end, it's really NOT how he feels, but it's his automatic first response just because of his upbringing.
Life is a lot better for both of us in the area of politics since he has stopped listening to talk radio during his commute time.
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Post by Merge on Jul 7, 2016 3:01:34 GMT
Nope, we are polar opposites.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 7, 2016 3:06:09 GMT
"it's a free country please feel free to unfriend me" ... SO I DID.. hahahaha.. We pretty much agreed on politics, but he didn't like to talk about politics to any one at any time. No way would he have posted a FB rant! No way, no how.
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Post by Linda on Jul 7, 2016 3:06:53 GMT
no - we occasionally end up voting for the same person or the same way on a referendum question but it's almost always for different reasons. He's much more vocal about his opinions - and very black and white - and tends to out-talk you until you agree with him to shut him up. I try not to discuss politics with him as I tend to have more of a grey outlook than black and white and I don't like being shouted at
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 7, 2016 3:12:13 GMT
ETA: I would also add that these days we disagree on just about all of the social issues that have come up. I am really wondering who I am married to these days. I have learned to just not say anything. Keeps so much peace in the house. No, we don't! And it's starting to cause problems. I keep quiet, but I don't know how much longer I can keep it up. You both, plus anyone else this may apply to, have my sincere sympathy.
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Post by peano on Jul 7, 2016 3:15:32 GMT
Neither of us is registered with a party, but he tends to skew more conservative, particularly on fiscal matters, and would typically vote Republican, except in the upcoming presidential election.
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Post by kate on Jul 7, 2016 3:15:52 GMT
We are more or less aligned. We may have voted for different people in the primary, but I think we've always voted alike in the final presidential elections.
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Post by kellybelly77 on Jul 7, 2016 3:19:01 GMT
We are similar but would choose different hills to die on. Neither of us get worked up over politics so it's a non-issue around here. This is me and dh exactly. Both of us lean pretty far left but we each have our "pet" issues.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2016 3:24:46 GMT
Of course. I would have never married someone politically opposite of me, it just would not have happened and we will both be volunteering this fall for HRC and the Iowa Democratic Party to GOTV!
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 7, 2016 3:25:15 GMT
Politics are something neither of us care to discuss with one another. I'd be annoyed if my husband got mouthy on Facebook, no matter what side.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 7, 2016 3:39:23 GMT
We used to be opposite, but I think he has come around to see things differently though. Haha. We definitely don't agree on everything, but most big stuff, yes.
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Post by Jili on Jul 7, 2016 3:43:04 GMT
We pretty much see eye-to-eye when it comes to politics. I don't participate on the political threads here (once in a great while), but I do consider myself to be interested in politics and somewhat well-informed. Dh watches political TV every night and I will say that it gets tedious to hear it night after night.
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Post by auntkelly on Jul 7, 2016 4:12:21 GMT
For the most part, we're on the same page when it comes to politics. We almost always seem to vote for different candidates in the primaries, but we almost always vote for the same candidates in the general election.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2016 4:50:16 GMT
No, we are pretty different. I'm voting in this election to cancel him out, but we sure as heck aren't going to talk about it. And I've recently been thinking about taking a FB break in honor of the election and to preserve the happiness of my marriage. Truth be told, I don't talk to anyone about politics. I. do. not. want. to. hear. it.
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