Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 13, 2023

Only date people who support a certain candidate. They will believe anything.

The test was a success; Pig didn’t have to spend one more minute with her.

Tinderbox

send that sow back to the sty Pig!

RAT, Pig found the perfect match for you.

There should be a filter for these sorts of scenarios on any sort of social media platform. Open-minded folk? Head this way. Overly-sensitive self-righteous folk? Head that way.

I didn’t think Pig could find a worse date than Pigita, but I was wrong.

Be like A politician pig Just answer yes

There should be a checkbox for ‘Yes Dear’.

Just wait ’til the questionaire gets to religion!!!

Well, at least it is a time-saver and you didn’t have to buy her dinner, Pig.

“Tinder Mercies”.

If she is attractive most of the guys are just going to check yes regardless of their true beliefs.

Saves a lot of time and headache.

“Are you evil or not evil?”

I wouldn’t want to be with someone who thinks exactly like me. That would be boring! I like being challenged and hearing different opinions and learning things I may not have otherwise known. It’s not healthy to be in a “silo”.

must be a liberal. conservatives allow you to dissent.

You chose wisely pig.

She’s not very inclusive is she? Or open minded?!

Well, if your “political belief” is “your gay brother should have his marriage dissolved and his kid taken away” that actually may be a deal breaker.

I’m not an online-dating expert but I can tell you for sure that a guy with a condom in his pocket is going to answer YES :D

Dating in the future as per the film ‘Cherry 2000’ https://youtu.be/urS8GmwmeWQ?t=7

It’s not just in dating. In general I used to enjoy the company of people a lot more. But then people obsessed with their notions of “political correctness,” aggressively trolling for unintended “microinsults,” “microaggressions,” and “micro-oppression,” drained a whole lot of the easy pleasure out of almost any social interaction. Anymore, it’s like trying to walk on eggshells, so it’s quite a bit more pleasant to simply keep to myself.

It used to be that we could ‘agree to disagree’ and end it there. But now, it’s “I disagree, and I can say anything derogatory about you.”To promote your view: victimize yourself therefore you can vilify the opposing view.

never be able to date that way since we can’t agree to disagree anymore.

No, apps like Tinder make it too easy to “date” people you have nothing in common with.

It’s super cute that Stephan won’t acknowledge that these days, your political leanings pretty much sketch out your moral code. So where we used to “agree to disagree” on things like tax rates and foreign policy, we now have unbridgeable chasms over whether certain people should have equal rights, or can make their own health care decisions, or even have a right to exist.

This is one of the main reasons why I don’t date.

a) I didn’t realize this was an option.b) This is a great way to prevent tribal drift of opinions. You have the documentary evidence that someone’s opinions have drifted (e.g. from Reaganism to Trumpism, or from Clintonism to Bidenism) and therefore are grounds for divorce.

This is IT in a nutshell! Better off doing your own thing than to be subjected to an opposite opinion…especially when its dealing with loons, nuts and wack jobs…

Glad I am not in the dating scene. I definitely would not be able to date a conservative Republican who supports Trump and was not Pro Choice. Since I live in Florida I’d have slim pickings

As my memory recalls I have dated a few “Pigs”, no check list though.

I almost dated a psychic but she broke up with me before we met.

I don’t discuss politics on a first date.

Efficient, I like it.

I would think such a list would make dating easier…..or at least make it easier to know when to swipe left.

I would think that a questionnaire would make dating easier. Get the unpleasantness out of the way, instead of asking politely probing questions hoping they won’t offend the date. :-D

Actually it makes dating easier cuz you know right away to reject any maga republican cuz every one of them is either insane, immoral, ridiculously gullible or all of the above.

She’s a walking advertisement for self abuse.

Not too much nuance involved.

… Pretty much the scene these days. …

Not just dating. Having a conversation is difficult now.

Pass it on Pig…

Politics is her main focus. Show’s she is quite obtuse.

I met my s.o. on a dating site. The questionnaire had political beliefs, which I feel is a good thing. One woman I met previously on that site told me on our first date she lied, she had voted for a candidate I said was a non starter. I excused myself to use the bathroom, instead I paid the check and left.

Pig should just do what men have been doing on dates since time began. Just lie.

I mean, I see the point. But I also can’t see dating treason cultists.

Well, I’ve come to the conclusion that when I feel the need to add the words “No offense meant,” either as a prelude or an postlude to any remark I’m about to make, it’s an offensive remark that shouldn’t be made. Not a perfect system, I concede, but it is a workable rule of thumb.

I checked the "I don’t believe in believing " box

Thank you, for most you’ll never know.

Religion and politics? Might as well put your cards on the table, face up, right from the start. Saves a lot of time that way.

What’s with the jheri curl?

Forget about candidates or opinions or beliefs for a moment.

What are your principles? Find those whose principles are aligned with yours, those which espouse love and not hate.

Shouldn’t she have a ‘I am not a robot’ checkbox on her form?

So who was wearing the MAGA hat in this strip – Pig or the date?

It’s not Republicans vs. Democrats, it’s MAGA vs. everyone. And if you’re MAGA, no one else will date you, so it’s better to get that out of the way immediately.

Actually that looks easier. Just check ‘no’ and move on.

Yet another thing to get politics out of.

Yes, Pig, more so than ever. Especially when you use one of those online “link up” links….

I never discuss politics over beer.

She MUST be a lefty. They don’t allow any disagreement with ANY of their thoughts or beliefs. Unless they feel like a pointless, fact free screaming match of course