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You can't have non-standard opinions anymore. All opinions are now politics. If I say I like guns people instantly categorize me as Right-Wing-Nut or Alt-Right-

You can't have non-standard opinions anymore. All opinions are now politics. If I say I like guns people instantly categorize me as Right-Wing-Nut or Alt-Right-Nut. If you express any kind of differing opinion publicly you will be associated with everything and anything the person hates. There are differing opinions, but those need to be kept private for fear of retaliation.

zirgs 4y ago
Thank god that I live in a country with more than two political parties. And where gun control isn't part of a culture war. Gun ownership is no different to car ownership and isn't tied to any political opinions.
- nextlevelwizard 4y ago
  Car ownership is very much a political issue for some people who are very into bicycles
  - zirgs 4y ago
    Not car ownership, but car-centric infrastructure that makes biking and walking unsafe.
jacooper 4y ago
100% Wait what? You adopt some right wing ideas and some leftist ideas? You are "modernist"?, you are just a right/left winger!!!(depending on their enemy)/s
- nextlevelwizard 4y ago
  Don’t know why you are downvoted. It is common to be called a “fence sitter” if you aren’t completely aligned with views of one of the US parties. Like everyone says I like to form my own opinions, but sometimes life is just simpler when I don’t voice those opinions publicly. Most of the time whatever shit storm was brewing is already forgotten by lunchtime anyway.
chasd00 4y ago
This is very true. Honest opinions are expressed privately with trusted partners only. In public, only the current, local, mainstream is what you’ll hear. “If you’re going to fight a war over nothing, it’s best to join the side that’s gonna win” - Bright Eyes
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OkayPhysicist 4y ago
The people jumping to conclusions about your politics due to your views on guns are just playing the odds. There are a lot more conservatives defending gun rights than there are moderate democrats doing so, and there are a lot more of those than there are far-left people (like myself). Basically, if someone says they support gun control, it's a very safe bet they're in the center-right political band that the Democrats cater to. If someone opposes gun control, while there's a chance they're a " “Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary” -Marx "--type socialist, by sheer numbers it's far more likely they're supportive of the conservative regime.

zirgs 4y ago

Thank god that I live in a country with more than two political parties. And where gun control isn't part of a culture war. Gun ownership is no different to car ownership and isn't tied to any political opinions.

nextlevelwizard 4y ago
Car ownership is very much a political issue for some people who are very into bicycles
- zirgs 4y ago
  Not car ownership, but car-centric infrastructure that makes biking and walking unsafe.

jacooper 4y ago

100% Wait what? You adopt some right wing ideas and some leftist ideas? You are "modernist"?, you are just a right/left winger!!!(depending on their enemy)/s

nextlevelwizard 4y ago
Don’t know why you are downvoted. It is common to be called a “fence sitter” if you aren’t completely aligned with views of one of the US parties. Like everyone says I like to form my own opinions, but sometimes life is just simpler when I don’t voice those opinions publicly. Most of the time whatever shit storm was brewing is already forgotten by lunchtime anyway.

chasd00 4y ago

This is very true. Honest opinions are expressed privately with trusted partners only. In public, only the current, local, mainstream is what you’ll hear. “If you’re going to fight a war over nothing, it’s best to join the side that’s gonna win” - Bright Eyes

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OkayPhysicist 4y ago

The people jumping to conclusions about your politics due to your views on guns are just playing the odds. There are a lot more conservatives defending gun rights than there are moderate democrats doing so, and there are a lot more of those than there are far-left people (like myself). Basically, if someone says they support gun control, it's a very safe bet they're in the center-right political band that the Democrats cater to. If someone opposes gun control, while there's a chance they're a " “Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary” -Marx "--type socialist, by sheer numbers it's far more likely they're supportive of the conservative regime.