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> Sounds like you’re influenced from cable news or social media trolls, more than you realize, however. uh no, from the signs in my own neighborhood proclaimin
by zzzeek 5y ago
> Sounds like you’re influenced from cable news or social media trolls, more than you realize, however.
uh no, from the signs in my own neighborhood proclaiming everything they dont like (yet gladly receive, like medicare) as "socialist" or "communist". I live in a purple district. I have to socialize with people who someday could very easily be burning my house down if they were convinced I was in fact going to war against "their country". We are neighbors with people who are law enforcement, who proudly wear "blue lives matter" garb intermingled with weaponry and show up to Trump rallies as speakers. We go to parties and dinner with these people and have polite and shallow conversations about boating and such which end quickly and back into awkward silence. other neighbors leave their lights on all night as they are afraid of mexican gangs invading their property (we are in New York state). A church features a black lives matter display throughout their lawn, and two doors down is a house with a giant 6x8 foot flag (among many others) waving out into the road of Donald Trump as a flaming skull. it is a very uneasy peace around here. this is not a "only on TV" thing for us here. I am literally afraid to post on more "close to home" sites like Facebook lest the neighbors see them and decide that I'm "antifa" and should be targeted when the revolution is called by their orange leader.
so yes im pretty triggered when people throw out terms like "all communists should be killed" in response to something stupid like RP having his precious youtube channel banned.
- mixmastamyk 5y agoIt may be the media affecting them affecting you as well. But this is supposed to be a sanctuary. :smiley: I personally know a lot of folks across the spectrum who are good people with different priorities.