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I totally agree, too much is too much. (lemmy.zip)

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[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 54 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Daft_ish has got a real problem if they're that outraged by the mod's response. I've seen plenty of powertriping arseholes to be mad at in my time, but this isn't it.

US politics, including about the ICE murders, is spoken about more than enough across the English speaking internet.

I know as much about current US politics as I do my own country's politics, because you can't get away from it without blocking most posts on here.

Which is to say that some of us would just like to have a space to NOT talk or think about politics, including US politics.

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I know more about US politics than my own country’s politics, which is a problem because it’s an election year and the Nazis need to get out of parliament.

I need to get into the details of things so I can do my civic duty, but I’m fucking exhausted from all the American politics that for my own sanity I just don’t want to.

[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 5 points 4 hours ago

Exactly. The far right of most countries barely even need to try anymore, the US has gotten so good at flooding the news that they even burn out people from other countries from the constant cynicism

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Which is to say that some of us would just like to have a space to NOT talk or think about politics, including US politics.

Inb4: "You're just privileged enough not to have to think about it."

No, I just want a brief goddamn respite every once in a while, everybody deserves that. Just because I want to be able to escape into a fantasy world sometimes doesn't mean that I never talk about politics either, it's like cheating on your diet, just let me have a fucking cookie every now and again ffs!

[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 3 points 4 hours ago

Exactly. We're not blind or don't care about politics. I'm more than aware of my country's problems and the US's...

But how am I meant to not burn out on this stuff if I can't get away from it?

Sure I could just detox from social media and go work on something that interests me, and that's what I do most of the time...

But sometimes I do still want to chat with others, and it'd be nice to be able to do that and have it not be about politics.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 23 hours ago

This 100%. I care about politics. I deeply care about what's happening with our country.

But I've had to pare down the places where I see it. I've stopped watching Last Week Tonight because it makes me feel so powerless on what I have control over. I absolutely love the show but I just....can't anymore.

I'm acting locally, participating in whatever protests I can, calling and emailing my reps as often as I can.

But man...the right's "flood the zone" works effectively and I can't just keep burning out.