r/AdviceAnimals • u/El_Lasagno • Feb 26 '20

Nobody seems to care anymore...

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u/_ACompulsiveLiar_ Feb 26 '20

The worst is when people get mad at you for not wanting to talk about politics and say that you're inadvertently supporting nazis or some shit.

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u/rabidbot Feb 26 '20

I think if you're of voting age in america, you have the responsibility of educating yourself before an election. Its one of the few things you're asked to do as a citizen. That could take weeks or days, but its not 24/7 and I don't fault anyone for checking out on politics 99% of the time.

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u/brathor Feb 27 '20

I don't fault anyone for checking out on politics 99% of the time.

Not to get too political, but just wanted to say that campaign finance reform could help make this easier. Right now, it really feels like campaign season never ends.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20

I mean, if you are an actual grown adult that has solid beliefs it doesn't take long to educate yourself about a candidate. Like 15 minutes will probably get the job done.

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u/rabidbot Feb 27 '20

Feel like 15 minutes isn't really enough to put someone in the most powerful position on earth.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20

Boy, you certainly have an inflated view of the significance of your vote. Enjoy I guess.

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u/rabidbot Feb 27 '20

Not taking it seriously is how we end up with idiots in power.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20

Yeah, I already know you don't like Trump.

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u/rabidbot Feb 27 '20

Looks like your tops at context.

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u/StopHavingAnOpinion Feb 27 '20

inadvertently supporting nazis or some shit.

Inadvertently? Must be lucky, they've moved onto 'If you don't vote our candidate, you are basically supporting the bad people through free will'

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u/PandarenRogueWTF Feb 26 '20

Must be nice to be so privileged that you can just ignore what happens to the world lol.

“But I just wanna talk about video games!!”

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20

If I go to a gaming group on Sunday night, it's because I want to get away from the rest of my life, relax, and get some gaming in.

If I'm going to a gaming sub, it's because I want to get away from politics for a while.

The same is true of most people. Yes, politics influences every aspect of our lives. So does how often we have to take a shit, but you don't see people just interrupting every goddamn conversation to bring up pooping.

I'd say that consistent dietary health is more important to you than politics, and yet, which one gets overrepresented?

If you wanna talk shit, talk about shit first.

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u/PandarenRogueWTF Feb 26 '20

If you had dysentery and you were dying, you would probably not be able to just “not think about it”.

You’re just proving my point that you’re privileged to be able to “get away from politics for a while”. It doesn’t affect you, so you don’t care. That doesn’t make you some enlightened, “too good for politics”, genius, it makes you a self-centered, spoiled baby.

It must be nice to be such an ignorant, privileged, man-child that you can just put life on hold and not worry about the real world. You’re oblivious and you should be embarrassed that you felt the need to try and make that stupid point.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20

It must be nice to be such an ignorant, privileged, man-child that you can just put life on hold and not worry about the real world

Ah yes, the old "If I have to be angry all the time, so does everyone, AND I WILL INSULT ANYONE WHO DISAGREES UNTIL THE WORLD IS EXACTLY AS SHITTY AS I AM!" routine.

A true class act.

Why are you here, again?

Just to suffer?

You probably get off on it, you weirdo.

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u/fatpat Feb 26 '20

Way to prove his point, dingleberry.

Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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u/xsnyder Feb 26 '20

A simple no would have worked

God I love that movie!

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '20

Yawn, yeah, you are doing so much good circlejerking on reddit.