Revolutionary Dating

[TheGodlessUtopian]

What is your preference when dating? Would you say you are the kind of person that needs to be with someone who is revolutionary, sympathetic, or non-political? Essentially how much politics plays into your relationships.

[MustCrushCapitalism]

Most right-wingers are incredibly unintelligent. I tend to like intelligent people. Christian fundies don't date outside of their own. I've liked a Greek pagan before though. Not someone who opposes gay rights, I'm not into bigots. That alone crosses off around half of people in the United States.

In general, politics say a lot about a person's values and beliefs, and so it's going to affect who you'd date no matter what. I wouldn't say that I'd only date someone into revolutionary politics, though. The majority of people I've liked seemed to be either center-lefties or apolitical, but that hasn't been something deliberate.

[Quail]

I voted someone sympathetic because I'd find it really hard to have a serious relationship with someone who had really differing values. I find it really unattractive when people have no empathy and understanding of other people, and I'd get sick pretty quickly of someone who for example, thought poor people were poor because they were lazy, or drug addicts are addicted to drugs because they're stupid. I also have a very low tolerance for sexism, racism, homophobia, etc.

I will hang out with people of any political persuasion (within reason), but a relationship is different.

[ВАЛТЕР]

I voted sympathetic, not that I would mind having a revolutionary girlfriend, but sympathetic is good enough. I would never bother with a right winger because they piss me off too much. Apathetic people are demoralizing to me, I like women who take a stance in what they believe rather than just say "meh" and let stuff happen around them without having an opinion on the situation.

Just my two cents.

[#FF0000]

Yeah, I say I'd "apolitical" but I guess I really mean "sympathetic". Like Quail I don't deal with bigots and can't stand people who lack empathy.

[helot]

I couldnt be in a romantic relationship with someone who isn't atleast sympathetic. Considering our tasks as revolutionaries and how we must be engaging in struggle being in a relationship with someone that doesn't atleast understand will probably eventually result in problems in the relationship.

Plus there's just no greater feeling than struggling with both your comrades and your partner by your side. In this i'm blessed. My partner is more than willing to support me and even join me on picketlines. She's not a revolutionary, atleast not yet but she is developing an interest in revolutionary politics.

[Raúl Duke]

I'm fine with "sympathetic," (mainstream) politically apathetic, or even a "liberal."

It's easier to say what I wouldn't like: a right-wing and/or highly religious nutjob.

[bcbm]

i doubt i would end up with somebody who was really bigoted or conservative but beyond that politics basically doesnt factor into things at all except as maybe like something interesting we can talk about.

[cynicles]

Wow! I'm one of only 2 people who went straight for the revolutionary option. I'm such a news junky that if I had to sit down with someone who wasn't within my end of the political spectrum every day I would commit suicide.

[PC LOAD LETTER]

i doubt i would end up with somebody who was really bigoted or conservative but beyond that politics basically doesnt factor into things at all except as maybe like something interesting we can talk about.

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[Crux]

I date exclusively based on revolutionary credentials.

[A Revolutionary Tool]

I can't date someone who is not okay with my politics, I've learned this the hard way. I'm not looking for a revolutionary chick, but it does make it that much hotter when they're rebellious and know a thing or two about politics. If you're okay with my political views and what comes with that then it's cool.

[Prometeo liberado]

Very sympathetic, very. Tried to do the "just sympathetic" too many times and it always ends in a frustration. Mind you I spend much time at bullshit meetings and demo's of just a few people so it gets old on someone who ain't as down as me. And jbeard gots to have his fun time, you know what I'm sayin.

[Os Cangaceiros]

I want to date a fanatic.

[A Revolutionary Tool]

I want to date a fanatic.

I dated a fanatic Christian one time. Boy was that fun

[roy]

as long as they're not a nazi, fundie, maoist or w/e it's all good

[Questionable]

When I first started dating my girlfriend she was a Libertarian because that was her father's views and she never thought any differently.

I remember we argued so badly about it one time that she said, "Questionable, at this point politics are just hurting our relationship. It's either me or an impossible economic system. CHOOSE."

I decided to swallow my pride and just stop talking about it, but I have to admit that my first thought was, "It's not fucking impossible..."

However after doing her own research and listening to my views she's pretty much a democratic socialist now, so I guess I won.

[Prometeo liberado]

As by some karmic force I have been getting to know someone recently and we share very similar politics(and she's a yoga instructor, sweet) when she drops a bomb on me that she is a huge James Cannon fan and was once a SWP member.
Then she asks me if I consider myself a Marxist. What....., are you...but!! Shoulda seen it coming. And I won't even get into the fact that an ex-SWP member has a problem with Marxism.
What the hell?!

[Yuppie Grinder]

i doubt i would end up with somebody who was really bigoted or conservative but beyond that politics basically doesnt factor into things at all except as maybe like something interesting we can talk about.

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[Yuppie Grinder]

I date exclusively based on revolutionary credentials.

My girlfriend told me she agreed with Lenin rather than Luxemburg on the issue of national self-determination and I never spoke with her again.