Recently over the past couple of months, I’ve seen political discussion on every single social media (yes, that includes Lemmy) become a bear fight full of propaganda. Twitter/X is becoming a racist hellhole with people hating Jews, Black people and Muslims for existing whilst Lemmy is quickly fostering extremism. There is no where on the Internet, except for small chat channels, that is normal. What do I mean by normal?

Every single place is an echo chamber. Those inside it will shout that the other place is one, but we all know it. Lies and propaganda are constantly being cycled on Lemmy and the other Fediverse, but nobody bats an eye because “we’re better” and the other side is full of disgusting people. The same thing is happening in conservative spaces. I don’t want to talk about “race wars” “black fatigue” or “Jew bioweapons” nor do I want to talk about mass murder of billionaires and complete social destruction. I just want all of you to be normal.

Tribalism has influenced all of these spaces. In the information age, we have become the dumbest and most extreme political speakers in history. We no longer value the truth of information, just the optics. We sour the airwaves with filth, bringing it into schools, universities and even political administrations. We have madmen destroying the biggest country on Earth whilst people here defend the indefensible.

There is no more love in politics. No more “agreeing to disagree”, no more facts or intelligence. It’s just pure, unfettered hate.

Lemmy’s just the lesser of two evils. Whilst I post here a lot, let me be clear: this place is a shithole. Sure, you guys aren’t as washed and feral as conservatives, but you guys are still washed and feral. You guys infect everything with misplaced social justice, constantly finding to ruin everything on the basis of your apparent prejudice. You can’t wait to bring people down, and never the other way around.

There is no reason to talk about politics on the Internet anymore. Everyone is lying. Everyone has an agenda. Everyone is being a bad person.

I am so tired

    • doodledup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      6 days ago

      Cat pictures are not political. The comet flying by is not political. Company’s newest phone release is not political. But somehow, some people manage to make all of that political anyways.

      • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        143·
        6 days ago

        The domestication and widespread ownership of cats is causing local bird populations to become unstable, if this isn’t changed they will go extinct.

        The comet being viewed was funded by your tax dollars.

        Smartphones are absolutely political. From the shrugged responsibility for how these companies have now permanently altered our global society, to the economic issues of people not being able to afford what is now required for participation in society.

        You being ignorant of the world around you doesn’t enable you to be a smartass.

        • doodledup@lemmy.worldEnglish
          36·
          6 days ago

          I read two things from your response:

          1. Everything can indeed be made political.
          2. People who do so are a LLM with high probability.
      • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        The only reason you think Cats are not political is they are the ones that rule us and get to decide what is political and what isn’t.