Why are so many of my friends not discussing politics (at least by text or email)? I’m in a few group friend chats and

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly OP, you sound kind of obsessed and potentially unbalanced.

Most people - normal people - don’t want to have politics injected into every subject they discuss, even if they tend to agree. But discussions of kid’s sports, recipes, or pets don’t all need to devolve into rants about how much you hate Trump. There’s just no need for this.


It’s …….. boring.

How many subjects in your daily life do you think are devoid of “politics”?

Are most of you being deliberately obtuse because you love the current administration? Or are you actually this stupid?

I like to talk about:

My son’s wrestling matches this season and his Scouting activities.

My daughter’s artwork and her volunteering.

Baking and cooking.

Our two silly dogs.

The pet rescue I volunteer for.

Gardening and home outdoors.

Upcoming events in our church.

Vacation/travel plans in my circle of friends.

Work stuff.

What colleges our kids might be interested in.

Trying to figure out what car to get next.

What I’m currently binge watching.

The gym.

Any myriad other things….



None of which have anything at all to do with politics, but all of which I consider quite important and worth discussing with the various people I discuss them with.


I’m sorry you think that’s obtuse.


But I feel more sorry for you, because you have so little else going on in your life that you make a guy who doesn’t even know you exist the eye of your hurricane.


That’s so sad I can’t even imagine what that’s like. It makes me appreciate and realize how lucky I am to be so blessed.

You just said that scouting doesn’t have anything to do with politics so you are obviously too ignorant to understand this discussion.

You are a bad person with no redeeming qualities.

I hope God can reach you one day. I will pray for you.

When is God going to call you miserable sheep home?

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I’m going to ignore most of this off-the-rails discussion, and say this:

What’s happening in America is extremely distressing, which is precisely why I don’t talk about it in the group chat. People need and deserve spaces that aren’t triggering. People need and deserve restorative spaces and ordinary conversation, and there are very few of these right now.

If we don’t actively and consciously carve some out, then we have allowed some of the worst people on earth to steal absolutely everything from us. Also, if we can’t ever give ourselves a break we are in a constant state of reacting — which is not the same as responding. A response allows us some control — a reaction cedes it.

That is my answer to OP’s question.