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why is this page entirely political. yall never know when to stop and dont give me none of that privileged stuff because its a privilege to make your whole life about politics.
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Anonymous 19h

Lol, this is such a horrible take. Politics heavily affects people’s lives on a daily basis. Healthcare, education, human rights, and people’s livelihoods are all influenced by politics. For many people being political isn’t a privilege or a choice to make their entire personality about politics. It’s a matter of how directly these issues affect their lives. You can be tired of political discussions without dismissing the people who have legitimate reasons to care about them.

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Anonymous 19h

its almost like these arent even confessions? get on the politics page if you want to talk about it. not everything has to be so dense

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 18h

im not dismissing those who have legitimate reasons. im dismissing those who make it their whole life. life isnt politics. theres two sides of the same coin. two people can benefit negatively and positively from the same views and one will say it should flip so theyre the ones gaining positively and the other is losing negatively. it will never stop the way it currently is, so why not try to fix our division than enforce it? all ive seen is republican hate on here.

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Anonymous 18h

they can. but this is simple slander. not a confession

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

difference between “everyone gets access to affordable healthcare” vs “bodily autonomy no longer exists”. one side of the coin wants people to die and the other thinks they shouldn’t be bankrupt if they have to go to the hospital

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

not what im referencing btw. ill give you an example. the free market. some may find it easier to shop with fluctuating prices because they might find a great deal that they otherwise wouldnt be able to with rigid prices. those who stand for rigid prices may find it easier to budget and less unpredictable so they know how much to spend every time. does that make sense? im not trying to insult you with that question, im trying to present an example that properly represents what i mean.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

you’re presenting a fantasy problem. if that’s truly what was at stake then yeah i’d agree with you some people take politics too far, but it’s not. depending on who’s in office, people’s lives are at risk. there’s no way to overcome division when one group wants to make life miserable and the other wants to make things better for EVERYONE

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

but thats what im getting at. people who want something believe it may be best for everyone, when it may full well not be. it is impossible for everyone to be happy, and im sure you know that, but the "fantasy" problem i proposed is entirely a real situation and just an EXAMPLE of my perspective. and at the end of the day, its my perspective. and i can tell we have different perspectives that we wont agree on, but i think its important to see both sides.

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Anonymous 18h

you did enough to comment

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

it’s an example that doesn’t demonstrate why people care so much about politics 😭 like genuinely rn we have masked men running around threatening people and arresting CITIZENS with no due process and you think that’s good? you think that’s on the same level as affordable healthcare? you really genuinely look at that and go Well it’s all down to perspective!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

people HAVE seen both sides. for the third time one side wants to roll back rights for literally every person in this county and the other… doesn’t. and you’re confused why people care so much about politics? peoples lives are being affected! their ability to exist in this county is being affected! how are you that ignorant you can’t see that?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

it does lol i dont need to re explain it to you. and yeah it comes down to perspective because if you feel a certain way youll see media saying they are citizens vs media saying they arent. how you stand affects everything you see hear and believe. its perspective. dont be so dogmatic.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

im ignorant?

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Anonymous 18h

i was answering your question too bud

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

no it’s a fact. ice is arresting US citizens. there’s no perspective on the truth that’s literally what’s happening. lowkey tho for someone who hates talking about politics you sure are doing it a lot 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

do you need me to define it for you? :(

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

boi whatd i just say you see things that confirm your bias and others see things that confirm theirs. like hello whatd i just explain

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

do you need me to define dogmatic for you? :(

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

actually yeah. hurry up and define it for me word boy

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

bias doesn’t make something untrue 🤷‍♀️ a concept you apparently struggle with lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

omg called me a boy are you assuming my gender?? TRANSPHOBE TRANSPHOBE TRANSPHOBE. lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 18h

holy crap bias can literally make people believe things that arent true. its like... in the definition

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

you can’t even define it 😭😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18h

do i really need to spell out that i’m talking about reality 😭 it can make people BELIEVE things but it doesn’t change the ACTUAL truth

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 17h

but then who knows the truth?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 17h

i can lol youre not even seeing my point. bot

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17h

i just want you to define a word you literally offered to define wtf 😭 if you don’t know that’s okay! just say that!

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Anonymous 17h

no its just a very fitting word for liberals

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17h

Going to be real with you here: generally, I agree with you, I hate seeing politics come up in literally every facet of life, and often one-sides, closed-minded politics at that. But 1. this was one of the most important, emotional elections for a lot of people (top 3 I've lived through at least); and 2. This app is mainly college students, that are predominantly liberal. Conservatives, perhaps unfortunately, get shit on a LOT everywhere on here, no matter what they say.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17h

Bruh you literally started off completely civil, just saying "I don't want to see political shit everywhere" and they started just coming after you wtf 💀 Do people not understand that politics is not a black-and-white spectrum? Like god damn people jump to conclusions on here.

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