Duer 157099
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Sun Sep-11-11 12:24 PM
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| 6. Is that like asking: "do you let ethics get involved in everything you do?" |
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I don't know why people use the term "politics" as though it is some thing that can be separated out from one's life.
"Oh, it's just politics, I don't let it affect my life."
Makes no sense to me.
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| -Do you let Politics get involved in everything you do? |
oneshooter |
Sep-11-11 11:08 AM |
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to an ever diminishing extent...nt |
Skip Intro |
Sep-11-11 11:09 AM |
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It depends on what you call politics. |
Brickbat |
Sep-11-11 11:13 AM |
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Regrettably , it's getting closer to that all the time now. |
abq e streeter |
Sep-11-11 11:50 AM |
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So you allow politics, your politics, to deturmine who you befriend, |
oneshooter |
Sep-11-11 12:21 PM |
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Not completely...but moving in that direction. I'm not happy about it; just find it entering into |
abq e streeter |
Sep-11-11 12:46 PM |
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Your first question to a stranger is"Are you a Democrat ?" Or do you |
oneshooter |
Sep-11-11 01:07 PM |
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When the hell did I imply that's my 'first question" ? Or that I "automatically assume..." |
abq e streeter |
Sep-11-11 02:21 PM |
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I did, til the recent panic attack I had that put me in the hospital |
graywarrior |
Sep-11-11 12:23 PM |
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Is that like asking: "do you let ethics get involved in everything you do?" |
Duer 157099 |
Sep-11-11 12:24 PM |
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+10000 |
amyrose2712 |
Sep-11-11 12:31 PM |
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Exactly--I'm on an internet dating site and have "NO REPUBLICANS" in my profile in caps. |
abq e streeter |
Sep-11-11 12:48 PM |
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So how do you determine the ethics of someone you meet for the first time? |
oneshooter |
Sep-11-11 01:11 PM |
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It depends on the situation, naturally |
Duer 157099 |
Sep-11-11 02:54 PM |
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Are you five years old? Do you go up to a stranger and say: "HI! Wanna be my friend?!" |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-11-11 03:48 PM |
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I don't connect with people whose values I loathe, so what is the point of trying to befriend them? |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-11-11 12:25 PM |
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How do you determine their values, without knowing them. n/t |
oneshooter |
Sep-11-11 01:12 PM |
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republicans are against a lot of things that are very inherently my values |
La Lioness Priyanka |
Sep-11-11 03:17 PM |
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If I know enough about them to know they're Republican, then I know I loathe their values. nt |
Arugula Latte |
Sep-11-11 03:44 PM |
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No, politics do not interfere in my life. |
RebelOne |
Sep-11-11 12:27 PM |
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yes. |
La Lioness Priyanka |
Sep-11-11 03:16 PM |
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. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Sep-11-11 03:29 PM |
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Totally. |
tblue |
Sep-11-11 03:49 PM |
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Absolutely not. I have friends of all political stripes. |
Odin2005 |
Sep-11-11 04:12 PM |
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Absolutely not. I had been meaning to call and see how you were doing. What's your |
struggle4progress |
Sep-11-11 04:57 PM |
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Well by all means call me. My telephone # is BR549, thats BR549. n/t |
oneshooter |
Sep-11-11 07:38 PM |
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No (nt) |
bigwillq |
Sep-11-11 06:04 PM |
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For the most part, yes. But there are times, |
Curmudgeoness |
Sep-11-11 07:45 PM |
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When I find out old friends/acquaintances are Republicans/conservatives, |
Kat45 |
Sep-11-11 11:43 PM |
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So just because you "find out" that they don't follow your political leanings |
oneshooter |
Sep-12-11 09:42 AM |
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When they are against programs that help people, and |
Kat45 |
Sep-12-11 03:22 PM |
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Not even close. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Sep-11-11 11:57 PM |
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I've nearly bit my tongue in half working for Republicans |
Oxy Contin |
Sep-12-11 11:11 AM |
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yes. |
stuntcat |
Sep-12-11 01:00 PM |
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To a rather large extent, yes. |
muffin1 |
Sep-12-11 01:06 PM |
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I am a liberal Atheist democrat |
OriginalGeek |
Sep-12-11 02:03 PM |
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No |
guitar man |
Sep-12-11 02:37 PM |
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politics determines who you are and what you are allowed to do |
pitohui |
Sep-12-11 04:58 PM |
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I would suggest another angle: The same views that shape our personal lives shape our politics. nt |
LeftyMom |
Sep-12-11 05:15 PM |
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I believe you are wrongly conflating "values" with "politics" |
riderinthestorm |
Sep-12-11 07:18 PM |
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Kicked, so the "Dupe Dupe Dupe Dupe of Earl" thingy looks right... |
A HERETIC I AM |
Sep-12-11 07:25 PM |
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No. I am not political at all. |
Shagbark Hickory |
Sep-12-11 07:28 PM |
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I wish to take this time to thank each of you for your replies. n/t |
oneshooter |
Sep-13-11 12:27 PM |
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