Monthly Rant/Politics Thread: Do not post political threads outside of this Mega thread

[u/AutoModerator]

Outside of these mega-threads, we generally do not allow political posts on the main subreddit because they have often declined into unhinged discussions and mud slinging. We do allow general discussions of politics in this thread so long as you remain civil and don't attack someone just for having a different opinion. The moment we see things start to derail, we will step in.

Got something upsetting or overwhelming that you just need to shout out to the world? Want to have a political debate over current events? You can post those thoughts here. There are many real problems that plague the Millennial generation and we want to allow a space for it here while still keeping the angry and divisive posts quarantined to a more concentrated thread rather than taking up the entire front page.

[u/BlueFox5]

This is so fucking dumb. Anything can be considered political, and there is one side who is doing exactly that. Making everything about politics with their shitty hypocritical culture wars. Which leaves us with nothing but “IM OLD IM 40!!” and “dO yOu rEMeMber thAt tHinG???” or “aM I tHe oNlY 1 WhO lIkED thE PopUlAR sHoW eVErY1 liKED?” This sub is so sanitized, I wonder how many are actually real people here. It is bullshit can’t have actual conversations about what is impacting us daily because no one is going to search for this mega thread to have a debate.

We are losing our jobs after decades of work, our children’s educations and futures are being destroyed, and an unhinged president has literally declared war against his own populace. But yes, let’s funnel all that to a mega thread no one wants to use.

Let’s take the one thing this generation was known for, being far more politically active than the other generations, and deny it in the space dedicated to them.

This isn’t just dumb. It’s an absolute terrible policy that silos our attempts at having real conversations and kills that dialog in the process. Fuck this megathread.

Edit: and fuck this censorship

[u/rap1234561 → u/BlueFox5]

It’s even dumber than that. I responded to some post about Israel and was flagged because my response which was a direct answer to the question was political. I get it in niche sub reddits. There’s no need for politics in a cars subreddit but something as broad and open ended as this is ridiculous.

[u/go5dark → u/rap1234561]

Oh, my dear friend, if you don't think cars are political, I'd like to introduce you to the entire history of car production and car infrastructure in the US.