Does engaging in political discussion make you miserable?

[John Shaw]

Or even just consuming news related to politics. I've noticed that one thing the right and left have in common is that they are ALL MISERABLE FUCKS. People who generally enjoy their lives don't sit around bashing other people for believing differently. They don't buy into Chicken Little prophecies or ridiculous conspiracy theories, and they sure as hell don't derive pleasure from the unhappiness/suffering of others.

Personally, I find I enjoy my life more when I just don't pay attention to all the bullshit these cocksuckers are spewing. On both sides. It's good to make fun of, but that's about it.

I think about the psychological/sociological/anthropological aspects of this stuff all the time.

There has to be some reason so many people are willing to (a) adhere themselves to a group no matter how myopic and hypocritical they have to be, (b) proudly exhibit noxious behaviors that we would not allow from our children, and (c) constantly spew out the most vicious personal insults and name-calling that they can conjure.

Surely it isn't meant to be constructive in any way, so it must be filling some kind of need.

And yeah, it's difficult to imagine that someone with these kinds of needs is not pretty unhappy.
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I think it is the human drive to dominate combined with a lack of human connection. People who lack meaning or purpose in life often turn to groups/ideologies to provide it for them. Normal people find meaning in their relationships and passions, so they don't have any need to become overly involved with Team R or Team D. I'm also not saying that you must be a raving lunatic in order to follow politics, but as evidenced by the boards here, politics seems to cultivate raving lunacy.

You'll see the same bullshit with sports teams, to a lesser extent. Probably because sports won't affect likely affect your well-being that much, one way or another.

 

[MACAULAY]

Observations on the Original Post.

1) The O. P. makes politics sound like a sport. Maybe it used to be, but it appears to me that, as a father and grandfather, I must look at it as a Death Struggle with Socialism and Totalitarianism. Obama corrupted the Justice Department, via Eric Holder---and that put Democrats/Socialists only ONE DON TRUMP away from a Socialist Dictatorship.

2) There are no Discussions on this board....at least not anything which should ever leave the elementary school playground.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

What percentage, would you say, of the people on these boards are complete and utter degenerates?

I guess that would depend on how you define it. The left thinks we are degenerates because we want to keep this country and have a strong border keeping unwanted people out. They think we are degenerates because we believe in the right to own and use firearms. We believe they are degenerates because they support a baby-killing party. We believe they are degenerates because they want government running your life from cradle to grave, and politicians have the right to take as much money from people as they deem necessary.

 

[BluesLegend]

You cannot discuss, negotiate, or compromise with the left they are depraved lying traitors who must be defeated.

And you are a complete moron.

Be glad I haven't sent you to a detention facility in Antarctica lib.

You're one of the idiots who I get a kick out of laughing at, because you're so fucking stupid and don't even realize it. LOL.

Nobody likes the left, they are backstabbers and buzz kills.

More brilliance from blueslegend, LOL.

My pinky toe is smarter than all you libwits combined.

 

[The VOR]

And you are a complete moron.

Be glad I haven't sent you to a detention facility in Antarctica lib.

You're one of the idiots who I get a kick out of laughing at, because you're so fucking stupid and don't even realize it. LOL.

Nobody likes the left, they are backstabbers and buzz kills.

More brilliance from blueslegend, LOL.

My pinky toe is smarter than all you libwits combined.

That's your little dick, numbnuts, not your toe.

 

[BluesLegend]

You cannot discuss, negotiate, or compromise with the left they are depraved lying traitors who must be defeated.

You cannot discuss, negotiate, or compromise with the right they are depraved lying traitors who must be defeated.

The left will be destroyed. Over thousands of years of human history what has happened to your kind...yes the people rise up and lop off your heads.

 

[BluesLegend]

Be glad I haven't sent you to a detention facility in Antarctica lib.

You're one of the idiots who I get a kick out of laughing at, because you're so fucking stupid and don't even realize it. LOL.

Nobody likes the left, they are backstabbers and buzz kills.

More brilliance from blueslegend, LOL.

My pinky toe is smarter than all you libwits combined.

That's your little dick, numbnuts, not your toe.

One of us is a genius, its not you.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Be glad I haven't sent you to a detention facility in Antarctica lib.

You're one of the idiots who I get a kick out of laughing at, because you're so fucking stupid and don't even realize it. LOL.

Nobody likes the left, they are backstabbers and buzz kills.

More brilliance from blueslegend, LOL.

My pinky toe is smarter than all you libwits combined.

That's your little dick, numbnuts, not your toe.

So you are saying that Blueslegend's little dick is smarter than all you libwits? Damn, honesty from a liberal is refreshing...

 

[Norman]

Or even just consuming news related to politics. I've noticed that one thing the right and left have in common is that they are ALL MISERABLE FUCKS. People who generally enjoy their lives don't sit around bashing other people for believing differently. They don't buy into Chicken Little prophecies or ridiculous conspiracy theories, and they sure as hell don't derive pleasure from the unhappiness/suffering of others.

Personally, I find I enjoy my life more when I just don't pay attention to all the bullshit these cocksuckers are spewing. On both sides. It's good to make fun of, but that's about it.

And yet... here you are.

 

[Staidhup]

As are you.

 

[John Shaw]

Or even just consuming news related to politics. I've noticed that one thing the right and left have in common is that they are ALL MISERABLE FUCKS. People who generally enjoy their lives don't sit around bashing other people for believing differently. They don't buy into Chicken Little prophecies or ridiculous conspiracy theories, and they sure as hell don't derive pleasure from the unhappiness/suffering of others.

Personally, I find I enjoy my life more when I just don't pay attention to all the bullshit these cocksuckers are spewing. On both sides. It's good to make fun of, but that's about it.

And yet... here you are.

I'm not exactly the happiest person out there. I'll be the first to admit it. If anything, using me as an example only gives credence to my point.

However, I also don't give a damn about either side in this culture war. I'm here for the ride, not for victory.