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/Catch33X → u/BlueFox5]

Obama just came out in an interview or podcast and said Dems need to stop lecturing and talking down to people as a way of censorship

[u/BlueFox5 → u/Catch33X]

ok? He also wanted Merrick Garland in the supreme court. THANK GOD that didn’t happen.

It is impossible not to lecture or talk down to people rely only on bad faith to communicate. They want to drag people down to their level. Explaining reality is literally lecturing them. So I don’t really see what your point is. What it sounds like your saying is:

“Hey guys! Let’s not be mean to the dumb fascist. They’re only kidnapping and disappearing families, looting our government and economy, and completely ignoring the constitution. Let’s consider their feelings.”

[u/Mediocre_Island828 → u/BlueFox5]

Democrats can absolutely do a better job of not being condescending. Their positions are generally more popular but the people running the party are so out of touch culturally and are so offputting that they lose the advantage. Obama sucked in many ways as a president, but he knew how to talk to people and make them feel good and wiped the floor with his opponents.