Can a Democrat stay married to a Conservative?

[Tis_Bearself]

Many of us feel that values are important, but do not feel the political process can be relied on to uphold personal moral values past a certain point. The political process to me is a way to ensure individual freedom while simultaneously keeping order in society. What one then does with their individual freedom is up to the person. They can use it to run around committing all kinds of sinful acts, or they can live a highly moral life and go to church every day and pray.

The interesting thing about my spouse and myself is that although we were registered to different parties the entire time we were together (33 years counting time before we were married), we thought the same way about most issues. He influenced my thinking on a couple of issues and I influenced his on a couple of issues, but I think we started out in basic agreement about most things, including the amount of time and value we wanted to place on politics or political discussions - very little, mostly just for fun or the occasional academic discussion. We didn’t want to spend our time being activists or reading and commenting on a lot of political stuff. I like to hear different intelligent viewpoints though usually they don’t change my mind. I just like to see how other people think. It fascinates me.

 

[ProVobis]

Except conservative or liberal isn’t a party, but a value system and worldview, to me.

That’s an interesting concept. Would you agree then that a North Korean conservative, as an example, would more likely want to advance nuclear and missile technology in NK than not? Or do the labels only apply in the US?

 

[Theo520]

That’s an interesting concept. Would you agree then that a North Korean conservative, as an example, would more likely want to advance nuclear and missile technology in NK than not? Or do the labels only apply in the US?

Advocating for nuclear deterrence is hardly a one party thing ya know. Neocons are very bipartisan.

 

[PoliticoIAm]

Now that is a twosome. I don’t get it that they lasted this long, but, heck, it works for them. More power to them.

BTW, they have been silent recently. They used to dominate the cable news shows.

For me, my spouse would have to be of the same party as I. No ifs, ands or buts.

 

[Ardent_Fire]

Absolutely. I’m an American who trends conservative and married a European who trends liberal. We agree on a number of things, but from time to time we clash on politics and even the Church, both Catholic, aren’t always eye to eye but our love is greater than that.