More and more I find myself becoming jaded about certain political topics.
While that's normal I've realized that I do this as a defense mechanism: if I become Jaded, it won't bother me.
I just realized that I do this with Palestinians. There's nothing I can do about their slaughter or the people who rejoice at when they die. It's just easier to become callous. Same with women suffering over Roe v. Wade.
I think a lot about North Korea and how unjust it is that they will be born, raised and die in a prison; their only purpose in live is to lavish praise upon a dictator. Having a bleeding heart does nothing. Life is just easier when you don't give a damn.
Everywhere I look, politicians don't get punished for crimes or corruption; in fact, they become more popular because of it. People scoff at climate change even as dangerous floods, record heat waves and increasing forest fires, hurricanes, etc., ravage the planet.
It's all anger inducing. It's depressing. There's no humanity for victims of crimes and bigotry anymore. It seems the more extreme hatred for a group of people is, the more popular they become.
I could go on forever but honestly, I've found myself depressed when I watch news.
And just as think just stop caring, stopping giving a damn. I can't change anything, I run into this video from Bernie Sanders:
His message: being despondent is a luxury no one can afford. I agree. But that requires giving a crap. And that's when you can be hurt by the callous evil in the world.
I have to do something. I've been thinking for a long time about starting a podcast. I have to join a local political group. Otherwise I'll shut down because it's just easier to ignore everything.
@vivify saidI used to be a member of the Socialist Worker’s Party when I lived in England.
More and more I find myself becoming jaded about certain political topics.
While that's normal I've realized that I do this as a defense mechanism: if I become Jaded, it won't bother me.
I just realized that I do this with Palestinians. There's nothing I can do about their slaughter or the people who rejoice at when they die. It's just easier to become callous. Sa ...[text shortened]... in a local political group. Otherwise I'll shut down because it's just easier to ignore everything.
However, they irritated me just as much as most other groups of people with political views.
The fact of the matter is that a country, in our current times, needs to be run on consensus and finding middle ground.
When one or more of the parties has no interest in this, you find yourself in a spiral of ever worse polarisation.
And history has shown us that this never ends well.
And that’s where we find ourselves now.
Instead of looking how to collectively fix international economics to benefit the majority of people, we have the blaming of immigrants.
Instead of educating people on matters of sexual independence and contraception, we have a crack down on abortions.
Instead of seeing everyone’s children as sacred, we have arguments if one country is justified in killing thousands of them.
It’s no small wonder you are jaded.
The spiral is spiralling and the polarisation will get worse and the friction within society will get harsher.
And, therein lies the good news. Friction causes change.
I fear that the US is too far gone to subtely change the spiral. So, it’s probably best to let it run its course, crack and see what happens.
Ironically, it will be in the end, in the US at least, a new world order. Exactly what the conservatives fear.
@vivify saidIf thats what is bugging you then you are in the top 1% of the worlds happiest people. The other 99% have real problems to worry about.
More and more I find myself becoming jaded about certain political topics.
While that's normal I've realized that I do this as a defense mechanism: if I become Jaded, it won't bother me.
I just realized that I do this with Palestinians. There's nothing I can do about their slaughter or the people who rejoice at when they die. It's just easier to become callous. Sa ...[text shortened]... in a local political group. Otherwise I'll shut down because it's just easier to ignore everything.