I had hope that this community would be a place where free thinkers would congregate and have open discussions about political issues. But at first glance it looks like a exact copy of r/politics. I lean left on the political scale but the constant republican/trump bashing is tiresome. Seems like this community has succumbed to the same fate. If I wanted heavy bias, I would just watch any major news station. Any suggestions on communities that discuss politics as a whole? Perhaps with an observatory viewpoint rather than a partisan one.
I too lean left and I absolutely agree that the constant bashing from both sides is really annoying. This also doesn’t apply to american politics only (I’m from Germany).
Politics have turned into some weird twisted show of “see how bad the other party is” instead of “see what good our party has done.” Its surely is a circus and the public eats it up.
Democrats are trying to say “see what good our party has done”. The problem is that the Republicans are shouting “See how bad the other party is” much, much louder.
Doesn’t matter how much of an adult you are trying to be. The screaming baby on the other side of the room that’s pulling a constant temper tantrum and throwing his toys around wildly is the one that’s going to get the attention.
In context of this post and the context of this community, that is not the case. Look at the frontpage and tell me that with a straight face.
It depends on what he meant by “Politics”. I was discussing the state of politics in general in this country. You would be correct if he’s merely talking about the state of this community.
Because the Republicans are aggressively pushing this tribal culture war and it never should get normalized. They deserve to get called out on it.
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No, it’s not. You’re not an enlightened tolerant and rational human being by claiming both sides are equally at fault.
Just one example: I’d agree with you, if both sides would make equally as many false claims. But that’s not the case..
It’s not “Only your side is bad and my side is good”. There ARE liars on both sides. But that shouldn’t lead to the conclusion that both sides are telling equally as much lies.
Why is that so important? Because you would totally miss out on the rhetorical tactics they use to push their agenda. Take Trump’s caravan, Hunter’s laptop, false election claims. All of them were lies, but had a massive impact. Show me equally as bad examples the Democrats use to push their narrative.
Also, you can check, if you are open minded or not with the help of something called falsifiability. Ask yourself:
I dont know if you were triggered or just needed to vent, but could you please stay on topic.
Unfortunately, yes. The entire world is a shitshow right now and it’s really sad. We could’ve come so far by now.