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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The dark heart does not rest until silence is achieved and eyes are averted. Why do you think the only meaningful contribution ever made by Zionists to threads critical of Israel is to incessantly badger those engaged in the discussion to stop, give up, etc.?

Thread pollution alert

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:nothing. Maybe I’m too tuned in- I’m a news junkie- but I’m obsessed. But these group chats are discussing random stuff - Larla got into X college, does anyone want to meet up to go antique’ing?, happy birthday to Larlo! Etc.

Are we like people in the Weimar Republic who went about their daily lives as their country was taken over by nazis?

Some people care about politics, some (most) don’t.

Some people discuss politics regularly with others, most don’t.

I enjoy discussing politics, but would never do so via text or in a group chat. Impossible to have meaningful discussion via text & too much risk of missed nuance.

And group format exponentially increases risk of miscommunication and lowers odds of meaningful discussion.

If you don’t understand these things, you’re probably not well positioned to draw conclusions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish we were friends, OP. Mine are texting and talking about it all the time. Usually in the form of “Did you hear about….?” to share the latest travesty. I would be so lonely if I thought my nearest and dearest didn’t care about this ish too.

Thank you

And I think it might be because several of them are MAGA or MAGA sympathetic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:nothing. Maybe I’m too tuned in- I’m a news junkie- but I’m obsessed. But these group chats are discussing random stuff - Larla got into X college, does anyone want to meet up to go antique’ing?, happy birthday to Larlo! Etc.

Are we like people in the Weimar Republic who went about their daily lives as their country was taken over by nazis?

Some people care about politics, some (most) don’t.

Some people discuss politics regularly with others, most don’t.

I enjoy discussing politics, but would never do so via text or in a group chat. Impossible to have meaningful discussion via text & too much risk of missed nuance.

And group format exponentially increases risk of miscommunication and lowers odds of meaningful discussion.

If you don’t understand these things, you’re probably not well positioned to draw conclusions.

Well I might know the typical cadence of group chatter with my friends more than you. And we use it like conversation. You sound old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry OP. This thread is a good demonstration of what the average American cares about - themselves.

Our country is f—king doomed.

+10000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish we were friends, OP. Mine are texting and talking about it all the time. Usually in the form of “Did you hear about….?” to share the latest travesty. I would be so lonely if I thought my nearest and dearest didn’t care about this ish too.

Thank you

And I think it might be because several of them are MAGA or MAGA sympathetic

The sad part is this is probably not true. They are probably democrats but they just don’t care enough. That’s the problem.

[Anonymous]

I think you are spending time with the wrong people. I have a daily group chat with high school friends and it is 90% political since Trump. My group chat with sons is mostly "what did Dementia Don say today?" I have a small chat with a few neighborhood friends where we share political news, jokes, protest info. Politics are part of most of my conversations!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:nothing. Maybe I’m too tuned in- I’m a news junkie- but I’m obsessed. But these group chats are discussing random stuff - Larla got into X college, does anyone want to meet up to go antique’ing?, happy birthday to Larlo! Etc.

Are we like people in the Weimar Republic who went about their daily lives as their country was taken over by nazis?

Some people care about politics, some (most) don’t.

Some people discuss politics regularly with others, most don’t.

I enjoy discussing politics, but would never do so via text or in a group chat. Impossible to have meaningful discussion via text & too much risk of missed nuance.

And group format exponentially increases risk of miscommunication and lowers odds of meaningful discussion.

If you don’t understand these things, you’re probably not well positioned to draw conclusions.

Well I might know the typical cadence of group chatter with my friends more than you. And we use it like conversation. You sound old.

And you like a naïf.

Wish you luck in your voyage of discovery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you are spending time with the wrong people. I have a daily group chat with high school friends and it is 90% political since Trump. My group chat with sons is mostly "what did Dementia Don say today?" I have a small chat with a few neighborhood friends where we share political news, jokes, protest info. Politics are part of most of my conversations!

How could they not be with what’s going on??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The dark heart does not rest until silence is achieved and eyes are averted. Why do you think the only meaningful contribution ever made by Zionists to threads critical of Israel is to incessantly badger those engaged in the discussion to stop, give up, etc.?

Thread pollution alert

Like clockwork. If you can’t stop them or get them to give up, try to find another way to defuse the truth bomb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Text and email are just used to plan logistics and exhchange idle memes, unless for business. No one has serious discussions by text or email.

I do but I’m an immigrant and so are my friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ones I know who avoid the topic are MAGA. And they suddenly only want to “focus only on positive” things. Or cuts complete ignorance— “never heard about that” news item about Trump being cruel.

I vote Democrat and I am as appalled by total discrediting of law and order as you are, but I avoid discussing it because nuance is impossible.
They’ve discredited the idea of “being in the U.S. is a privilege not a right” and any such sentiment is taken as Natalee by rabid people who don’t understand nuance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:nothing. Maybe I’m too tuned in- I’m a news junkie- but I’m obsessed. But these group chats are discussing random stuff - Larla got into X college, does anyone want to meet up to go antique’ing?, happy birthday to Larlo! Etc.

Are we like people in the Weimar Republic who went about their daily lives as their country was taken over by nazis?

You need new friends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish we were friends, OP. Mine are texting and talking about it all the time. Usually in the form of “Did you hear about….?” to share the latest travesty. I would be so lonely if I thought my nearest and dearest didn’t care about this ish too.

Thank you

And I think it might be because several of them are MAGA or MAGA sympathetic

Dp
Or they just have more nuanced opinions. Like, asylum is abused, only ppl with legal status should be in the US, but they don’t support the cruelty, chaos and blatant disregard for due process.
But they know you’ll go rabid and yell maga at them

[Anonymous]

I avoid politics because it is too stressful right now and there is nothing I can do about it anyway. We no longer have a balance of power that I can rely on, and it appears Trump is planning to steal (or intimidate) the vote this October or in 2028. Kvetching about something I have no control over does not bring me joy.