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r/politics
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/r/Politics is for news and discussion about U.S. politics.
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r/NeutralPolitics
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A heavily moderated community dedicated to respectful, empirical discussion of political issues.
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r/CanadaPolitics
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Polite discussions about Canadian politics.
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r/AustralianPolitics
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The purpose of this subreddit is civil and open discussion of Australian Politics across the entire political spectrum.
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r/Ask_Politics
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The goal of this subreddit is the promotion of political knowledge by disseminating knowledge of law and policy considerations that drive our representatives and other government actors.
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r/Conservative
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The largest conservative subreddit. https://discord.gg/conservative
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r/AmericanPolitics
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A place to discuss the American political process, American political topics, the political parties, elected officials, candidates, and American foreign policy.
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r/TexasPolitics
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A place for news and discussion about politics in the Lone Star State, with more politics than /r/Texas and more Texas than /r/politics.
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r/California_Politics
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A place for news and discussion about politics in the Golden State, with more politics than r/Golden_State and more r/California than /r/politics. Be sure to read the Community Standards and Submissions Scope.
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r/PoliticalHumor
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/r/ClassPoliticsTwitter is a community focused on how the ruling class exerts their power over the rest of society, exploiting our labor and resources for profit.
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This subreddit keeps track of submissions that moderators remove from the top 100 in r/all. [position in /r/all | score | number of comments]
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r/unitedkingdom
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For the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) and Northern Ireland; News, Politics, Economics, Society, Business, Culture, discussion and anything else UK related.
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r/World_Politics
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Welcome to /r/World_Politics! This subreddit is for international *and* U.S. politics and news.
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r/PoliticalDiscussion
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Discussion about politics. Talk amongst yourselves. Politely and informatively.
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r/CivPolitics
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Current events expressed in true Civilization diplomatic glory!
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r/Enough_Sanders_Spam
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Behold! /r/Enough_Sanders_Spam, Flame of the Establishment!
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r/moderatepolitics
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This is NOT a politically moderate subreddit! It IS a political subreddit for moderately expressed opinions and civil discourse. If you are looking for civility, moderation and tolerance come on in!
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r/worldnews
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A place for major news from around the world, excluding US-internal news.
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r/canada
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Welcome to Canada’s official subreddit! This is the place to engage on all things Canada. Nous parlons en anglais et en français. Please be respectful of each other when posting, and note that users new to the subreddit might experience posting limitations until they become more active and longer members of the community. Do not hesitate to message the mods if you experience any issues!
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r/PikabuPolitics
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Сабреддит сообщества r/Pikabu, всецело посвященный всевозможным политическим темам. Здесь ценится свобода слова и любое мнение имеет право быть высказанным.
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r/mexico_politics
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Este sitio es para los libres pensadores que buscan los principios fundadores de la democracia en México. Bienvenidos al subreddit de política Mexicana. La democracia muere en la oscuridad.
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r/uspolitics
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r/VirginiaPolitics
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A place for news and discussion about politics in the Old Dominion, with more politics than /r/Virginia and more Virginia than /r/politics.
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r/MissouriPolitics
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/r/MissouriPolitics is a subreddit devoted to all things political in Missouri. State governments don't get the same level of coverage as Washington, DC, but the effect that they have can often be much greater.
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Posted by2 months ago

A lot of people on Reddit seem to have an idea that refusing to date someone because of their political beliefs is shallow or weak-minded. You see it in r/dating all the time.

The common arguments I see are...

"Smart people enjoy being challenged." My take: intelligent people like to be challenged in good faith in thoughtful ways. For example, I enjoy debating insightful religious people about religions that which I don't believe but I don't enjoy being challenged by flat earthers who don't understand basic science.

"What difference do my feelings on Trump vs Biden make in the context of a relationship?" My take: who you vote for isn't what sports team you like—voting has real world consequences, especially to disadvantaged groups. If you wouldn't date someone who did XYZ to someone, you shouldn't date a person who votes for others to do XYZ to people.

"Politics shouldn't be your whole personality." My take: I agree. But "not being a cannibal" shouldn't be your whole personality either—that doesn't mean you should swipe right on Hannibal Lecter.

"I don't judge you based on your politics, why do you judge me?" My take: the people who say this almost always have nothing to lose politically. It’s almost always straight, white, middle-class, able-bodied men. I fit that description myself but many of my friends and family don't—let alone people in my community. For me, a bad election doesn't mean I'm going to lose rights, but for many, that's not the case. I welcome being judged by my beliefs and judge those who don't.

"Politics aren't that important to me" / "I'm a centrist." My take: If you're lucky enough to have no skin in the political game, then good for you. But if you don't want to change anything from how it is now, it means you tacitly support it. You've picked a side and it's fair to judge that.

Our politics (especially in heavily divided, two-party systems like America) are reflections of who we are and what we value. And I generally see the "don't judge me for my politics" chorus sung by people who have mean spirited, small, selfish, or ignorant beliefs and nothing meaningful on the line.

Not only is it okay to judge someone based on their political beliefs, it is a smart, telling aspect to judge when considering a romantic partner. Change my view.

Edit: I'm trying to respond to as many comments as possible, but it blew up more than I thought it would.

Edit 2: Thank you everyone who gave feedback. I haven't changed my mind on this, but I have refined my position. When dealing with especially complicated, nuanced topics, I acknowledge that some folks just don't have the time or capacity to become versed. If these people were to respond with an open mind and change their views when provided context, I would have little reason to question their ethics.

Seriously, thank you all for engaging with me on this. I try to examine my beliefs as thoroughly as possible. Despite the tire fire that the internet can be, subs like this are a amazing place to get constructively yelled at by strangers. Thanks, r/changemyview!

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