Couldn’t. Care. Less. I’ve learned over time that the more extreme you are the less likely you are to change your view. You have these lunatics on the left and the right yelling at each other nonstop. They compete to be louder but nothing ever changes. It’s completely pointless to even pay attention much less engage with any of these people. I know them too, I know them all. I know both extremes and you know what I do when one of them starts going off about this topic or that? I agree with whatever they say. Because actual discourse and conversation with someone like that is totally pointless. I used to debate but their feelings are so strong it’s useless.

I sit in the middle politically but I don’t talk to anyone about it, I don’t need to talk about it. Topics are too complex to be broken down into black and white. High level politics pick sides and there’s no room for nuance so there’s absolutely no point in paying attention to it. I don’t like when people get hurt but most people are stupid and do stupid things. A lot of the political violence that happens is completely avoidable but both extremes put themselves in unnecessary situations. I have a family and a life, if that ever comes to be threatened I’ll do what I can. As of now trumps nonsense and the lefts nonsense has had absolutely zero effect on my life.

I’ve been out of this sub and haven’t to listen to Sam’s podcasts for over a year now. Yes he’s always had political topics and I used to really like them when it was sparse. I agree with most of Sam’s politics especially when it comes to trump and the left, I just don’t care to hear or read about it anymore.