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Ashes of Dreams, post: 135227409, member: 69945 wrote:While it may seem ridiculous, it's not something that should be taken lightly either. How many times has Trump said something that seemed ridiculous, people said "no no THAT was a joke" and he got away with it? How many times did he then actually DO it? It's not 100% sure but it ain't 0% either.
Stop taking Trump lightly. He's not a bumbling buffoon incapable of real harm. He's a fascist currently in power. Take his threats seriously and respond seriously.
Embiid, post: 135228381, member: 92190 wrote:Who’s taking it lightly? You get that this shit isn’t 0 or 100, right? No one here’s taking Trump lightly. There’s a middle ground between not taking it seriously and irrationally spiraling. Folks’ mental health is already cooked enough… adding the incredibly implausible threat of war with Canada or WW3 to the mix is just gonna make people feel even more miserable for, again, something that has almost no chance of happening. I’m glad they’re nipping that type of talk in the bud.
Ashes of Dreams, post: 135230796, member: 69945 wrote:People have been taking Trump lightly here for years. They did it before the election, they did it during the election, and they're doing it after the election. And if anyone tries to suggest "hey maybe we should take this seriously", they get called a doomposter. I've been complaining about this since like 2023.
But in this instance I don't think you'll find a post of me saying "WW3 is definitely happening and we should all buy fallout shelters". But also maybe we shouldn't be telling people to stop reacting rationally to a direct threat by a foreign power who has shown to be following through on threats people assumed he never would.
And I'm not talking about anything a mod said either. I'm talking about the forum. If Trump or the people connected to Trump starts talking some wild shit, take it seriously. Or at least stop shaming people who do. I don't think that's a hard ask of this forum.
Embiid, post: 135232710, member: 92190 wrote:THERE IS LEVELS TO THIS SHIT
That’s the point people are trying to get across. Take a breath — it’s not 0 or 100. There’s, and I hate this damn word, NUANCE involved here. Politics isn’t black & white.
“Reacting rationally?”… are we reading the same posts? Am I in some bizarro ass world or what?
Being level-headed and not falling for social media hysteria = shaming… jesus fucking christ we are so fucking cooked. Nuke my damn acc I’m done
Embiid, post: 135266892, member: 92190 wrote:My bad Ashes of Dreams I lost my cool yesterday. This shit has been tough to deal with mentally
I want to ignore the forum, the politics tags, but I just keep thinking… this is real life. This is how shit is now and I don’t wanna stick my head in the sand as everything goes to shit. It might be the smart thing to do tho… take a break from it for a while and get my mental right.
Embiid, post: 135268020, member: 92190 wrote:Can I get banned from the politics forums for a while? Like a month