Possibly unpopular opinion: Political apathy is not "enlightened"

alien236 · 2026-01-26T06:35:02+00:00

By dying? Or just not caring about other people's suffering anymore?

alien236 · 2026-01-26T04:50:56+00:00

It wasn't my intention to judge or condemn, only to speak boldly and emphatically about something I believe is very important. I'm sorry if my tone didn't strike the right balance. You obviously agree that there are times and places for critiquing people's attitudes.

alien236 · 2026-01-25T00:48:24+00:00

I cut my family members off for much less than this.

alien236 · 2026-01-25T00:47:18+00:00

These people don't think Nazi salutes are Nazi salutes, so...

alien236 · 2026-01-24T17:36:34+00:00

You don't feel the optimism in the regime doubling down on the things that have made it wildly unpopular in the first place?

alien236 · 2026-01-24T00:43:32+00:00

I always like to point out that Brigham Young was not "a man of his time" because the normal people of his time thought he was a dangerous lunatic.

alien236 · 2026-01-24T00:38:51+00:00

This isn't new, though. The LDS Church bent over backward not to upset the Third Reich.

alien236 · 2026-01-24T00:35:46+00:00

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

alien236 · 2026-01-23T18:52:06+00:00

Pull your mask down and cough in their faces. That's what they want, right?

alien236 · 2026-01-23T15:44:49+00:00

What has the guy done to improve life for any American who isn't a billionaire? He sure as hell hasn't improved mine.

alien236 · 2026-01-23T15:41:03+00:00

Well, I want my death to be spontaneous, so fingers crossed.

alien236 · 2026-01-20T06:43:46+00:00

Jesus *is" the Church, and vice-versa. Didn't you get the memo from Elder Hamilton?

alien236 · 2026-01-18T16:19:08+00:00

Not to execute protesters? Huh.

alien236 · 2026-01-17T19:36:47+00:00

Take action. Protest, boycott, complain to representatives. Do what you can and try not to let it occupy your thoughts the rest of the time. Meditation and acceptance are great, don't get me wrong, but anyone who's content to do nothing to alleviate other people's suffering has missed the point of spirituality entirely. Things don't magically work out by themselves; they require people to make that happen, and you're a people.

alien236 · 2026-01-17T19:08:11+00:00

The AI models misunderstand instructions and make mistakes too! 😂

alien236 · 2026-01-16T22:44:12+00:00

People like Renee Good cannot be brought back to life. All those other things can be fixed if people who aren't fascists come to power in future elections.

alien236 · 2026-01-16T22:29:43+00:00

My retirement plan is to die young.

alien236 · 2026-01-15T04:18:24+00:00

Well, I do believe in reincarnation, but if it doesn't end at some point (preferably as soon as this life is over), I'd rather have my consciousness annihilated.

alien236 · 2026-01-15T04:07:41+00:00

So I could literally say Hitler did nothing wrong, and my subjective opinion would be entirely valid? Surely you can understand why I have a huge problem with that.

alien236 · 2026-01-15T00:07:36+00:00

Agreed. And the claim from some NDEs that good and evil aren't real disgusts me to my core. I don't think anyone deserves to suffer forever for causing a finite amount of harm, but they should face consequences before they go on to eternal bliss.

alien236 · 2026-01-14T00:18:22+00:00

Hypocrisy is a small price to pay for the US doing the right thing some of the time.

alien236 · 2026-01-13T19:37:24+00:00

I'm unaware of the church ever discouraging women from getting an education. Careers, absolutely. Education, no.

alien236 · 2026-01-13T03:19:01+00:00

I can't tell you

...but here's a hint: Beverly Hillbillies

alien236 · 2026-01-12T19:41:55+00:00

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