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I hate political conversations. I don't fully know why it annoys me

Maybe it's because I've never educated myself on politics. & Maybe part of that is because everyone thinks their opinions are absolute & aren't able to talk about things understandably. There always has to be "sides" to pick which means there's always arguments.

I'm not really the type to pick sides. People can be right about some things & wrong about others. What's good for some people, might not be good for other people. Fact of the matter is there's not a lot of "right" or "wrong" in politics. Everything affects everyone differently which I suppose is why democracy even exists in the first place.

I usually listen but I don't typically offer an opinion. I don't think I know enough but I also find it hard to wanna learn when political conversations just suck overall. I'm not glad to be a felon now but I'm glad nobody can guilt me for not voting... I'm not allowed to 🤷
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
I think we need to redefine what politics means.

Although I'll talk federal politics and all that shit with people, the politics that people can understand, relate to, and actually do shit about is the politics of working for a living and how to get the best life for ourselves with the tools available.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@CountScrofula I would actually go further and say that discussion of people in office who are going to change the country so drastically that it will literally destroy the country as we know it is not the same as talking about politics.

To provide a fictional example, because I am nerdy, imagine if right after the events in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, you were trying to gather support to form a resistance against Emperor Palpatine, because you know that his next step is to dissolve the galactic Senate and consolidate power in order to become absolute dictator of the entire galaxy. But every time you try to rally people to your cause, you get a bunch of "Oh, I don't talk politics."
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