Which is to say that some of us would just like to have a space to NOT talk or think about politics, including US politics.
Inb4: "You're just privileged enough not to have to think about it."
No, I just want a brief goddamn respite every once in a while, everybody deserves that. Just because I want to be able to escape into a fantasy world sometimes doesn't mean that I never talk about politics either, it's like cheating on your diet, just let me have a fucking cookie every now and again ffs!
This 100%. I care about politics. I deeply care about what's happening with our country.
But I've had to pare down the places where I see it. I've stopped watching Last Week Tonight because it makes me feel so powerless on what I have control over. I absolutely love the show but I just....can't anymore.
I'm acting locally, participating in whatever protests I can, calling and emailing my reps as often as I can.
But man...the right's "flood the zone" works effectively and I can't just keep burning out.
Inb4: "You're just privileged enough not to have to think about it."
No, I just want a brief goddamn respite every once in a while, everybody deserves that. Just because I want to be able to escape into a fantasy world sometimes doesn't mean that I never talk about politics either, it's like cheating on your diet, just let me have a fucking cookie every now and again ffs!
This 100%. I care about politics. I deeply care about what's happening with our country.
But I've had to pare down the places where I see it. I've stopped watching Last Week Tonight because it makes me feel so powerless on what I have control over. I absolutely love the show but I just....can't anymore.
I'm acting locally, participating in whatever protests I can, calling and emailing my reps as often as I can.
But man...the right's "flood the zone" works effectively and I can't just keep burning out.