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Sothis March 29th, 2017 12:33 AM

Hello DCC!
Didn't bernie say he'd run again in 2020?

Sothis March 29th, 2017 12:49 AM

Ah, ok, I was a bit confused about it because I kept hearing different stuff. ^^

Her March 29th, 2017 12:51 AM

discord carked it

pkmin3033 March 29th, 2017 3:20 AM

Again...

EC March 29th, 2017 6:29 AM

Personally, I would prefer Joe Biden to run. Guy would probably win in a landslide.

Or, you know, some younger candidates. You only have to be 35 to run, yet we have people in their 60's running. Come on.

Sothis March 29th, 2017 8:14 AM

I'm not sure if there's an age restriction here, I could probably run for PM.

smocks March 29th, 2017 2:08 PM

#SANDERSFORAFPRES2K17

Hikamaru March 29th, 2017 6:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvilChameleon (Post 9604623)
Personally, I would prefer Joe Biden to run. Guy would probably win in a landslide.

Or, you know, some younger candidates. You only have to be 35 to run, yet we have people in their 60's running. Come on.

Fun Fact: Donald Trump is the oldest US President, going by age when they were elected.

Yeah, you wouldn't think it was true but it definitely was. I am getting kinda sick of older politicians though, because it's kind of turning younger people away. In Australia we actually had a member of Parliament who was only aged in his 20's, until he lost his seat at last year's federal election.

pastelspectre March 29th, 2017 7:02 PM

mfw politics

i try not to involve myself in politics really, but trump is so ridiculous its hard to not say anything

pkmin3033 March 29th, 2017 10:03 PM

I'm not an extreme nationalist, so naturally current politics aren't really something I can get behind.

God almighty it makes for one dramatic shit show right now, though.

Nihilego March 30th, 2017 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoshiko (Post 9605116)
mfw politics

i try not to involve myself in politics really, but trump is so ridiculous its hard to not say anything

as long as you said something during the election then that's all that matters!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meyneth (Post 9605194)
I'm not an extreme nationalist, so naturally current politics aren't really something I can get behind.

God almighty it makes for one dramatic shit show right now, though.

you don't need to be an "extreme nationalist" to take an interest in how your country is run and how it interacts with the world

i get you though, i avoided politics for yeeeears because nothing other than negativity ever seems to come from it. and i still think that's true but i've figured that, as a citizen of your country, it's important to know what's going on and how that impacts you and other people - even if it mostly feels negative and dramatic.

Sothis March 30th, 2017 1:06 AM

I voted in my country's last election, myself! I voted for Trudeau so

pkmin3033 March 30th, 2017 1:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nihilego (Post 9605229)
you don't need to be an "extreme nationalist" to take an interest in how your country is run and how it interacts with the world

i get you though, i avoided politics for yeeeears because nothing other than negativity ever seems to come from it. and i still think that's true but i've figured that, as a citizen of your country, it's important to know what's going on and how that impacts you and other people - even if it mostly feels negative and dramatic.

All I said was that I can't get behind it, not that I'm totally disinterested in it. Of course you don't need to share the majority viewpoint to take an interest, and I agree with you that it's a good idea to know what is going on, whether you find it distasteful or not...perhaps especially if you find it distasteful. Being ignorant of the facts doesn't change those facts, right? Events will unfold whether you know about them or not. If you know how bad things are you can at least find ways to work with it or around it.

But then, because of all that negativity and drama - a lot of it the fault of the media, although opposing parties acting like children fighting on the playground certainly doesn't help matters - I prefer not to get too worked up or involved regardless of what it is. At the end of the day it's not really a topic I allow to impact my daily life significantly (at least in the sense of how much I think about it) or consider important to me personally; as I said, I don't share what seems to be the prevailing majority perspective in politics right now. I guess that makes me very self-centered and narrow-minded, but...oh well.


EDIT: Oh, I'm not saying people who CAN get behind current politics are all nationlists either, just in case that's implied in anything I've said. All I'm saying is that extreme nationalism - or at the very least, isolationism - seems to be the current trend in politics, and I just don't agree with it. Obviously, agreeing with the things some politicians are doing does not make you a nationalist by default. Sorry if it sounds like that's what I'm saying or implying; it's not intentional and not what I mean.

This is another reason I don't like getting involved in politics, it's such a heated area a lot of the time...just discussing it can be like walking blindfolded through a minefield.

Sothis March 30th, 2017 4:42 AM

I have strong political opinions, myself, that not many agree with (a "social justice warrior" if you will), so I avoid it at all costs and try to be more mellow.

pkmin3033 March 30th, 2017 4:46 AM

The term "social justice warrior" seems to have become a catch-all term for "person I don't agree with" on the internet...which is weird, given the original definition of the term "social justice" and what a lot of people seem to argue for and against...can't we move beyond GamerGate yet?

I don't really have the energy to argue with people anymore...I don't honestly care if people disagree with me about things. I'm used to people disagreeing with me about pretty much everything at this point. xD

pkmin3033 March 30th, 2017 5:02 AM

Well, people aren't really interested in listening to one another most of the time. Just proving their imagined superiority because reasons. I suppose that's a horrible generalisation, but that's generally what happens when people argue instead of discuss.

Logan March 30th, 2017 5:49 AM

razor leaf is a keyboard warrior who wouldnt fight me in real life

also he is ginger

Gabri March 30th, 2017 7:51 AM

I don't like political discussions as well, but mostly because I'm not too knowledgeable about stuff that is complex as hell, and as such makes most people look dumb when discussing it.

I'm a leftie myself. Both socially and economically.

Gabri March 30th, 2017 8:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colours (Post 9605469)
says the engineering physics student

My head can only take in one kind of complexity

blue March 30th, 2017 9:04 AM

i worked in insurance for over a year and i can safely say that isn't my interest.

pkmin3033 March 30th, 2017 9:20 AM

Most stuff is complex if you don't understand it.

pastelspectre March 30th, 2017 9:20 AM

i hate that sjw is used as an insult now on the internet :/ it bothers me. also 'special snowflake'. like..it's not bad to be an sjw, as long as you're not extreme about it, and being 'outside of the box' isn't necessarily bad either as long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone around you

Gabri March 30th, 2017 9:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colours (Post 9605482)
you're a science and math nerd

that's two different complexities!!!

Math is science. :P

I'm an optics nerd. That's one complexity. ;)

Nihilego March 30th, 2017 9:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hashtag (Post 9605362)
razor leaf is a keyboard warrior who wouldnt fight me in real life

also he is ginger

fuck


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Sirfetch’d March 30th, 2017 2:02 PM

oka okay calm down


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