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and realizing the judeo-christian values i was taught as a child did not line up at all with the politics i was also taught to adhere to
Apr 26, 2024
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Weirdly enough my juedo-Christian upbringing (and looking into it beyond what I was taught) made me more of a socialist than anything else + made me resentful of any political ties to religion (ex: evangelicals)
Apr 26, 2024
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ā¤ļøin 2023, i would have def considered myself a dem/liberal. but since then, i've done a hard shift wayyy to the left because of all the ongoing issues in the world. but majority of my friends stayed liberal.
i tried to talk to them about palestine, they didn't seem to care. i try to talk to them about capitalism and it's affects on society, they don't care. and i know it's because all of it doesn't personally affect them, which drives me INSANE. everyone is stuck on identity politics (which i completely understand, and am not saying its not important), but it's been frustrating trying to get people to understand its a class issue. and there's been almost 0 support until trmp got into office and now everyone wants to talk "politics".
i honestly tried to cut out so many friends because the lack of empathy hurt me that deeply, BUT since then i've just come to realize that we truly are all just victims to capitalism :( it's not their fault they've been so individualized and complacent, but it is their fault to not stay educated. so i'm always open to discussing with friends, i've just had to find new friends with similar beliefs in order to keep my sanity.
in the end, being leftists, we just gotta focus on the community and helping those around us, even if they don't care or their beliefs dont line up with ours. that's the only way to get people to understand and empathize, so i started trying to implement that more into my life, as hard as it is sometimes.
i tried to talk to them about palestine, they didn't seem to care. i try to talk to them about capitalism and it's affects on society, they don't care. and i know it's because all of it doesn't personally affect them, which drives me INSANE. everyone is stuck on identity politics (which i completely understand, and am not saying its not important), but it's been frustrating trying to get people to understand its a class issue. and there's been almost 0 support until trmp got into office and now everyone wants to talk "politics".
i honestly tried to cut out so many friends because the lack of empathy hurt me that deeply, BUT since then i've just come to realize that we truly are all just victims to capitalism :( it's not their fault they've been so individualized and complacent, but it is their fault to not stay educated. so i'm always open to discussing with friends, i've just had to find new friends with similar beliefs in order to keep my sanity.
in the end, being leftists, we just gotta focus on the community and helping those around us, even if they don't care or their beliefs dont line up with ours. that's the only way to get people to understand and empathize, so i started trying to implement that more into my life, as hard as it is sometimes.
Jan 24, 2025
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što set the stage here I organized as a college student/adjacent to a political cult (was never 100% brainwashed and pulled in) so this answer is going to diverge from many other answers. Iāll say in my opinion that trying to divide or merge person and politic is a zero sum game or detrimental for my personal life and political consequences at large
I donāt allow myself to get into situations where this would be remotely possible and that either comes off as extremely myopic or cushioned from reality but Iām choosing to accept that. In my friendships or making new friends I try to be a remotely ok judge of character to determine if political beliefs will inflame the friendship
no amount of brain power would make me consider changing someoneās mind on politics in a friendship but its likely im on the same page of people who are moderate or political disengaged to discuss freely about it
Hannah Arendt once observed that the personal and political spheres merging creates this space where we can no longer āactā in politics but we behave as economic actors or consumers. I think sheās on the money about this to this day - politics on the whole are very much boiled down to a market choice for me and not visible in my personal life much
I donāt allow myself to get into situations where this would be remotely possible and that either comes off as extremely myopic or cushioned from reality but Iām choosing to accept that. In my friendships or making new friends I try to be a remotely ok judge of character to determine if political beliefs will inflame the friendship
no amount of brain power would make me consider changing someoneās mind on politics in a friendship but its likely im on the same page of people who are moderate or political disengaged to discuss freely about it
Hannah Arendt once observed that the personal and political spheres merging creates this space where we can no longer āactā in politics but we behave as economic actors or consumers. I think sheās on the money about this to this day - politics on the whole are very much boiled down to a market choice for me and not visible in my personal life much
Jul 14, 2024
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š±I grew up going to school with a lot of classmates from affluent families, where gifted and AP classes functioned as a form of soft segregation between the upper and lower classes under the guise of merit. I never felt like I fit in and I felt borderline subhuman for having a family that struggled financially and didnāt value the traditional markers of āsuccess.āĀ
I was always very strange and off putting with a strong sense of personal style but as I got older I felt this overwhelming desire to conform, that if I could be part of this class of strivers and networkers it would validate my inherent worth.
I didnāt realize that my values are so different from theirs and I think that was complicated by the fact that people benefit socially from co-opting progressive views to appear to be less vapid and materialistic than they are.
And itās not about how much money people make; itās about the attitude they have about the world and deeming people with elite credentials or certain class markers to be worth more than others. And this neurotic single minded obsession with maintaining their social status! But like actually you know what I do just hate yuppie scum and Iām never going to be like them but thatās okay because I donāt want to š„¹
I was always very strange and off putting with a strong sense of personal style but as I got older I felt this overwhelming desire to conform, that if I could be part of this class of strivers and networkers it would validate my inherent worth.
I didnāt realize that my values are so different from theirs and I think that was complicated by the fact that people benefit socially from co-opting progressive views to appear to be less vapid and materialistic than they are.
And itās not about how much money people make; itās about the attitude they have about the world and deeming people with elite credentials or certain class markers to be worth more than others. And this neurotic single minded obsession with maintaining their social status! But like actually you know what I do just hate yuppie scum and Iām never going to be like them but thatās okay because I donāt want to š„¹
Jul 12, 2025
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