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I get really annoyed when people bring up politics on unrelated threads

I know I'm gonna stir up the hornet's nest with this one and I'm generally ok with Americans as a whole, however this one thing always irks me so badly. For some reason no matter what the discussion is about some people will always mention Trump or Obama or I don't know who, even if the topic has absolutely nothing to do with anything political, like this other day when I saw a post on facebook " what shows that a man has insecurities " and so many people said things like "wearing a MAGA hat", "voting for Trump" it's just so annoying how some people are so obsessed with this. Does anyone else feel that way?

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reflectingmonkey · 51-55, M

yes, its very annoying and also makes them look unintelligent, like there is no other possible analogy in their brains then the politics with which the media has brainwashed them. its kind of sad.

MsAlaineEYes · F

@reflectingmonkey Good points; and [b]believing what the media says and not questioning anything. [/b]That makes someone appear and act thoughtless to me.
This is where, instead of that thought being processed, it TRIGGERS some to "go to" politics to dismiss it...like:

[i]"Republicans believe in conspiracy theories
and all good libs and progressives know that the NEWS on tv is real
and there are NO lies presented at all".[/i]

[b]When we (if not mature and self aware enough) get "triggered" and exhibit nasty retorts, angry denial and name calling toward comments from the "other side"
because we are experiencing a massive cognitive dissonance in their view of the world. And without thinking logically about it, we try to defend our stance.[/b]