People here will literally tell you “I don’t want to hear about it” but then complain about the gas prices. It feels like a total Don’t Look Up moment.
Locking for rule 6.
they are in denial and don’t want to admit they made a mistake voting for trump.
Or that it was fine to not vote
I mean, who are you talking to…? The ones I talk to are going to protests. But also, I’m not hearing much about it because people are busy with their lives and are generally not very interested in talking about things they cant do anything about. Instead we talk about each others lives and goals, relationships, jobs, projects, hobbies, music.
If somebody came up to me and started trying to get me riled up about Iran, I would say “Yep, sure does suck. Can’t wait til somebody assassinates that sumbitch.” And that would be the end of the conversation.
Thats because Americans tend to be lazy, apathetic, and generally quite privileged. Most Americans dont want to think about their privilege nor about the suffering needed to perpetuate American dominance. They just want to live in comfort and thinking about these things make them deeply uncomfortable so most choose not to at all.
I think you put it perfectly
They’re like the rabbits in Watership Down who know they’re being farmed, but can’t admit it to themselves
Because they are directly responsible for it.
As someone looking from outside, it feels like a lot of this could be minimized if the US fixed their electoral system.
It’s an arcane system that makes the votes of the middle states more valuable than the outer states. Which means deeply conservative states get to say who runs the country.
So you end up with a religion driven police state, fueled by technofeudalism. Not unlike the regimes you keep overthrowing.
because they can’t do anything about it.
Because I’ve been hearing about wars and chaos for decades now. I hear about this stuff literally everywhere. I’m aware of it. I don’t need it shoved in my face 24/7. It’s exhausting.
It’s also addictive for a lot of people. They get so engaged with this stuff online that they neglect their real lives. That’s not healthy.
addictive
Go fuck yourself. Staying abreast of current events (especially horrifying ones committed by your own government against other nations on your behalf) isn’t “addiction,” it’s called being a responsible person. Pull your head out of your ass.
This IS your real life. You need to start paying attention.
Sounds like you may need to speak to someone about it. I’m sorry for upsetting you!
I’m sorry for upsetting you!
Lol ok bud. You did it. Good job.
I just don’t get how you could read my original comment and think I’m some ostrich sticking my head in the sand. I follow current events, I just don’t obsess over them with every spare moment of my free time.
They don’t want to be confronted with the point that their own vote for Trump caused this whole mess.
There’s a lot of evidence suggesting this presidency was stolen. What would you say if you learned that the majority of America didn’t want him back in the oval office?
It is not just the last election. The downfall of US politics is coming for decades now, and is not only caused by the recklessness of the Republicans, but also by the infighting and lethargy of the Democrats.
What about lethargy and infighting of leftists? You don’t even make it onto the ballot lol. My point is that many Americans are opponents of the trump regime and being critical of them is blaming the victim
They may see themselves as opponents to Trump, but a lot of things they did actually lead to the Republicans and Trump come to power. Shit did not happen to start in 2024, 2020 or even 2016. It started promising in 1776, and went downhill from there because of the lack of political maintenance.
This is a national responsibility, starting with simply accepting an outdated voting system, politics based on outdated and ambiguous documents and a failure to update them to be more precise. There is no flow of lessons learned back into the core of the system. There are no attempts to keep political corruption in check.
…leftists?
I mean, basic math already showed us that the majority didn’t want him in office either time. But even with all of the shady shit and even straight up election fraud he couldn’t have won without the votes from a large number of people who purposely chose the hate filled pedophile option.
Do you know what election fraud is?
Who is this? I think you’re living in a bubble or just looking at online idiots.
Every conservative I know is talking about it and how it’s terrible and Trump is making a mistake.
Because they can’t bear the fact that they Fucked Around and are now at the Finding Out. Accepting blame has never been a cultural touchstone for the United States.
It’s weird how “taking personal responsibility” is so fetishised, but only for stuff that’s not actually something that comes as a result of people’s acts, like childhood cancer and stuff
Are you Canadian Navy?
Oddly enough, yes.
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You’d be wise to put your polite cap on, soldier :)
You’re right, thanks for the reminder. It’s sailor though, not soldier. And I’d love to actually have staff. Maybe they can take on some of the six or seven secondary duties I’ve been assigned.
It’s not a ‘Don’t Look Up’ moment.
People don’t want to hear about it because they’re working 2-3 jobs and 100 hours a week to afford rent on a roach-infested studio and food is becoming cost-prohibitive, on top of education, health care, and yes, fuel too. Both parties have gaslit them about it within the last two years to try and get elected.
And they don’t have any power to do anything about it.
Republicans want whatever trump wants.
Centrist democrats want whatever netanyahu wants.
I’m on the left. What I want doesn’t matter and I’m tired of getting blamed because centrists have to pretend they don’t love everything turmp is doing.
Because don’t look up wasn’t about covid.
It feels like a total Don’t Look Up moment.
Yeah, Don’t Look Up is a bleak commentary on US society and politics. It feels like a DLU moment because it is and has been since at least 9/11, if not Reagan or Nixon.
American citizens have less of an attention span than a goldfish.
Source: Am America— oooh shiny!
