• Smoogs@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      ‘Hey I need some advice about this situation at hand’ is a discussion

      ‘I want to impose my unsolicited opinion on someone else so I can feel valid’ is an unwelcome sales pitch

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      1 year ago

      People don’t want to discuss because rational, reasonable takes on politics are met with vitriol and anger. Those attacking don’t actually want a discussion, they want to insult and feel morally superior.

      I talk politics with those I’ve felt out first, who can come up against ideas they don’t agree with and are willing to keep it as a discussion rather than an emotional, shit-slinging argument.

      Just because people don’t want to discuss politics with YOU doesn’t mean they don’t discuss it with others, and no, not just with people they agree with.