Comment on I hate how inescapable politics are on Lemmy, but ya know, at least nobody's constantly asking how I wipe my butt or pick up my dog's poop then completely ignoring me when I try to answer.

TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  put every comment and commentator into the prejudged boxes they regard as right and wrong.

  I hate that this is commonly known as “politics”. To me, this is a sports event. I still like to think that politics is about discourse, compromise, coalitions etc.

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  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    that’s cool, but the vast majority of people don’t. for them it’s about whether you are on their team, and how pure your loyalty to their team is.

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    • MotoAsh@piefed.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Their tribalism is a violation of my purity test. Dumbasses don’t get to redefine what words mean, even if they’re dumb enough to vote for a braindead celebrity.

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• early_riser@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s not even always that I disagree with what people on here say, I’ve been a 3rd party/independent voter most of my adult life, hardly a Trump fan, but if I post about where to find good fajitas in Dallas I don’t want to hear a manifesto. A fanatic is someone who won’t change their mind and won’t change the subject, and a lot of lemmings fit that bill as evidenced by this very thread.

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• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The unfortunate part is that politics isn’t necessarily tied to government. People get political over anything they identify with

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  • MotoAsh@piefed.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Political, or tribal? Political is supposed to mean compromising on solutions to tough and intertwined problems.

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