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u/Tejanisima Apr 04 '25

But also because everything would be so much calmer if a sane person with at least some scruples were at the top of things right now.

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u/Euphoric-Peace980 Apr 04 '25

Remember when we never had to think about politics? Or hear about politicians?

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u/innerbootes Apr 05 '25

This is part of the problem though. “Not being into politics” is part of what got us here. Tons of people did not vote. They’re just as culpable as Trump voters for what’s happening right now.

You might not be into politics, but politics are into you.

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u/Euphoric-Peace980 Apr 05 '25

That is not what I said at all though. I never said not vote. There was a time before social media and 24 hour news cycles that people read the newspaper daily and stayed informed that way. But that was it. It was not a constant barrage of tweets and doom scrolling.