Comment on Nothing a whole lotta *COPE* can't fix
thisismyname@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoTo clarify though, the news isn’t really politics. The news is theatre.
I agree that people can live their reality how they want but it also has to be remembered that everything is political so if you avoid politics it’s hard to complain when things aren’t going your way. Particularly if you live in a democratic system.
This video by the UK’s Electoral Commission always sticks in my mind about politics
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I feel like you’re sidestepping my entire point here. Nobody who’s actively avoiding politics is complaining about things not going their way, they’re too busy focusing on their mental health.
thisismyname@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Bullshit. People avoid politics and have loud opinions all the time. I understand your burden, the state of the world is depressing af, but to claim that the ignorant keep their opinions to themselves is absurd.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
This is exactly what I was talking about though, I’ve told you “I avoid politics” and here you are hounding me about my decision.
What I would prefer to happen is the default response is “oh yeah, okay.” But no, people can’t help but weigh in with their opinions
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Probably because it concerns the literal fate of the fucking world and is something that people have a responsibility to give a shit about. People refusing to pay attention to politics is how we got in this mess in the first place. It is more important now than maybe ever before.
Or, well, it was, round a year or so ago. These days, yeah, might as well just check out, it’s probably not getting any better from here. You missed the boat for that.
People can’t help but weigh in with their opinions because you’re loud and proud about shirking your responsibility as a citizen while the rest of us watch our nation collapse around our ears primarily because of uninformed or apathetic voters just like you.
I don’t want to have to care about politics any more than you do but in our current times we all must care about politics. You don’t have to get so riled up about it that you agitate your heart problems, but you do have a responsibility to fill out a ballot as well as to be informed before you mark that ballot.
I don’t think that you are a bad person, but I do think your demographic is as much to blame as the actual fascists for the problems we face today. I’m sorry to break that to you in such a fashion. If we are allowed another free election in our lifetime, because that is now in question, please pay attention to it.