this is a very naive and also true sentiment.
but it only works in a certain boundary.
no, i will not set “political differences” aside with fascists/racists.
your viewpoint of the politics of existence IS an important part of your personality and says a lot about who you are as a person. So, getting the gist of your political views IS me “getting to know you as a person”.
because EVERYTHING we do is political.
Basically this, OP. If I meet a new person at a social event, a group hike for instance, I’m not going to immediately start talking politics. We’re going to talk about the activity. And activities related to the activity. But I’ll tell you that people who have terrible politics tend to have terrible views and actions in other areas of their lives. I’m very rarely surprised to find out someone’s politics. To the point that I only have a few friends I fundamentally disagree with their politics and even then, those friendships are “specialized”. I.e., I only hang out with Bob on the trail and we only talk about trail stuff.
this is a very naive and also true sentiment. but it only works in a certain boundary. no, i will not set “political differences” aside with fascists/racists. your viewpoint of the politics of existence IS an important part of your personality and says a lot about who you are as a person. So, getting the gist of your political views IS me “getting to know you as a person”. because EVERYTHING we do is political.
Basically this, OP. If I meet a new person at a social event, a group hike for instance, I’m not going to immediately start talking politics. We’re going to talk about the activity. And activities related to the activity. But I’ll tell you that people who have terrible politics tend to have terrible views and actions in other areas of their lives. I’m very rarely surprised to find out someone’s politics. To the point that I only have a few friends I fundamentally disagree with their politics and even then, those friendships are “specialized”. I.e., I only hang out with Bob on the trail and we only talk about trail stuff.