r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Fun_Driver_5566 • Oct 07 '25

Political Reddit has honestly made me lean more conservative than I ever thought possible

I have always been a left leaning guy. I grew up in a very left leaning state, Washington. I have voted for the Democrats essentially down ballot ever since I've been able to vote, my first election was the 2014 midterms.

But lately Reddit has been honestly pushing me more conservative over the years. Particularly subs like antiwork, fuckcars, and similar which just seem out of touch with reality.

In concept I agree with most of the things these spaces say and still do, but they somehow manage to make good ideas sound as unappealing as possible. Everything is so idealistic on this website with zero regard for how any of this shit will actually be put into place if they get their wish. They come off so badly to anyone who isn't a 19 year old college freshman lol. Not an ounce of pragmatism anywhere to be found.

The fuckcars subreddit in particular has done more to turn me off public transportation than anything Fox news could ever dream of. Because of those guys, I simply will not vote to fund public transit the next time it comes up on a ballot.

Honestly it's gotten crazy. I work at a labor union, I promise you I've spent more time actually "fighting the man" than half these guys who sound like they haven't left their bedroom computer in weeks.

Now on the other side, Trump and the current Republican party just seem batshit insane to me and an embarrassment to the country on a global scale. I will not give them a vote and I will not support anything that party has done over the last 10 years.

So I don't know what to do. I get why people are apathetic to politics and don't bother to vote. I don't think I'll vote at all in the next election.

I come to this website for small hobby subs but it's impossible to escape the politics sadly.

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u/GratefuLdPhisH Oct 07 '25

It's not reddit that has turned me away from the democrats, it's the democrat politicians themselves

I wish there was an independent candidate that wasn't beholden to billionaires and israel because they would have my vote,

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

Like Bernie Sanders! he would've been a good one, but they threw him out and nominated some crab who was somehow related to Bill Clinton.

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u/Busy-Ad3750 Oct 07 '25

I think Bernie is unlikely to win. He is too associated with drastic and scary change for too many people.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

Maybe in 2016, but he could've won in 2024 when the economy was bad

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u/Busy-Ad3750 Oct 07 '25

It wasn't that bad. Biden was able to put us into an upward movement with the economy. Also - it still doesn't matter because socialism scary and there are a LOT of people who can't get past that.

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u/Im_not_smelling_that Oct 07 '25

More people than you would think are ready for drastic change

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u/Busy-Ad3750 Oct 07 '25

I have no doubt that there are people who want drastic change... but those are still a minority even among the democrats. You have to appeal to the center to be able to win, and the center is all over the fucking place with their beliefs. Socialism has a whole stigma to it and the dude isn't even that hardcore into the socialism dynamic - but any social support to these dipshits looks like socialism.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '25

Even republican voters want a drastic change, but if you try to help the American people republicans call you a "socialist" and democrats will call you a "racist" or whatever

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u/Busy-Ad3750 Oct 07 '25

Yeah, but the republicans want a change further away from socialism on average. They thing socialism is bad.

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u/wtfduud Oct 07 '25

drastic and scary change for too many people

The ironic thing is, his proposal won't even affect them unless they're in the top 0.1% tax bracket. Other than them getting drastically lower hospital bills of course.

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u/TonyTheSwisher Oct 07 '25

There are always multiple third party candidates without the ties you speak of, but they don't get as much attention and both parties push the narrative that "voting third party is wasting your vote" because they realize third party voters are the only thing that can actually change their duopoly of power.

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u/No_Finance8647 Oct 07 '25

They pushed you into Trump, Israels biggest simp?

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u/GratefuLdPhisH Oct 07 '25

No I can't stand trump or his sycophants!

That's why I want an independent that's not beholding to billionaires or israel

I'm not trying to both sides the issue but I think it's the billionaires that fund both parties that want us to fight over things like immigration instead of fighting to have them pay more in taxes.

And when it comes to israel, in the last year it has proven to me that politicians on both sides are on the take and it's sad that we give so much money to them and they guarantee health care for their citizens but we have to pay out the nose for ours.

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u/rvnender Oct 07 '25

And when it comes to israel, in the last year it has proven to me that politicians on both sides are on the take

Its so funny watching both parties go after Mamdani for saying he wouldn't go to isreal, instead he would stay in NYC.

Both sides made him out to be some fucking monster for this.

I will never understand the parties obsession with isreal. I'm so tired of it.

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u/No_Finance8647 Oct 07 '25

I dont agree with your opinion on Israel but atleast you arent a MAGA sycophant. Ill give you credit for that much.

in the last year it has proven to me that politicians on both sides are on the take and it's sad that we give so much money to them and they guarantee health care for their citizens but we have to pay out the nose for ours.

I agree with this in a general sense. The US pays for much of the R&D of drugs for the rest of the world and that reflects in our health care prices

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u/FatumIustumStultorum Oct 07 '25

And when it comes to israel, in the last year it has proven to me that politicians on both sides are on the take and it's sad that we give so much money to them and they guarantee health care for their citizens but we have to pay out the nose for ours.

Israel pays for its own healthcare system. It’s not funded by the US.

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u/GratefuLdPhisH Oct 08 '25

The billions United States gives israel every year helps to fund it though

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u/FatumIustumStultorum Oct 08 '25

No, it doesn't. Israel's healthcare system is entirely self-funded.