When someone replies to this and says 'stop making everything political' they mean to tell you to stop challenging the status quo : memes

[-] N00b22@lemmy.ml 88 points 9 months ago

My opinion:

I think this community should ban political memes, and instead have another community for only political memes. I'm from Costa Rica and I don't care about the USA politics or stuff

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 46 points 9 months ago

I am also from the 97 fuckin percent of every human on the planet that couldn't give a shit about US politics

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[-] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago

Right? It’s such a US way of thinking to assume the entire world needs to hear about your issues.

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[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

You don't really get that by banning a topic, but rather by fostering a culture where that sort of thing is frowned upon.

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[+] dontcarebear@lemmy.ml 78 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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[-] SusheeMonster@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago

I hope it was one of those poops where you felt lighter afterwards, and that wiping afterwards wasn't an ordeal

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[-] Schnitzel_bub@lemmy.ml 72 points 9 months ago

No, that's not what they mean.

[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 31 points 9 months ago

Seriously, OP is straw-manning. There's not this much politics on other sites. Lemmy has a ton of tankies so everything is about communism here

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[+] cryptosporidium140@lemmy.world 54 points 9 months ago

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[-] TheEntity@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago

The very fact you're able to do all of this is an effect of politics. And there are people that also would like to have similar rights to exist the way the feel is right for them, but they can't.

[-] benni@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

The very fact that they're able to do all of this is also an effect of the mitochondria in their cells. But if people tell me to stop talking about mitochondria 24/7, then I should just find a group of other mitochondria enthusiasts to interact with instead of ranting about how I'm ""right"" to make everything about mitochondria.

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[-] SrTobi@feddit.de 51 points 9 months ago

I reject this! This sounds edgy but muddies the water and distracts as to recognize what politics is. Politics is everything regarding decision-making in groups! not more not less. Recognize when that's the case and fight!

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[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 51 points 9 months ago

Jesus christ you're insufferable.

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[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 48 points 9 months ago

Isn't there literally a community called politicalmemes because people wanted to sort these into another place?

At this point you're not even posting to be funny, you're just posting to be annoying.

[-] ArcticLynx@feddit.de 18 points 9 months ago

some would even consider it not only annoying, but spamming as well

[-] explodicle@local106.com 11 points 9 months ago

That's for people who want only political memes. Someone should start an "apoliticalmemes" group.

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[+] BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works 41 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That same dad when I happen to mention my trans friend in passing because it's my friend:

three hour rant about me being men and testicles are a thing for a reason and this mother fucker is destroying America

Y'all "let's not politic" folk politic ALL the time, you just think you can "nuh uh" to pick and choose what qualifies. Denying Healthcare to people isn't political to yall, but I just cut a friend out because he literally shushed me for "being too political" for........ Saying I'd like half hour busses back.

[-] dafo@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

You're making a big generalisation based on someone not wanted to see political memes and memes to about people not wanting to see political memes when they're taking a dump or just trying to make the day pass.

I would definitely be a leftist in the USA and probably be considered progressive even, just because I'm used to how things are here in Sweden and the social climate we have. (I even argue with Americans quite often of how crappy their social climate and ideologies are)

But I still would like to browse Lemmy while taking a crap without having US politics memes shoved down my throat. If I would want that I'd probably subscribe to a relevant community.

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[-] Godric@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

"Everything is political" shares the same vibes:

[-] NotSpez@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I agree. It’s like sometimes you just want to go for a walk and there’s some guy following you around screaming EvErYtHiNg Is PhYsIcS just to remind you that there are physical laws to explain the world around you. Just shut up and let me walk in peace sometimes.

[-] LoreleiSankTheShip@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago

You're very fortunate that you can take the time to ignore those politics. For many people, these issues affect them to such an extent that they can't be ignored at all. As for the amount of memes challenging the status quo here... well... if you're on Lemmy, the status quo didn't work for you either.

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[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 32 points 9 months ago

Bad meme and bad opinion.

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[-] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 9 months ago

Even chosen linux distro?

Damn

[-] duviobaz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 9 months ago

I work in the government and let me tell you: Yes

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[-] foggy@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I was once up in some reddit thread during the George Floyd protests/defunding the police, and some dipshit had the lack of education to earnestly say "since when is the police a political issue?"

My dude. They share a the same root word.

[-] ArcticLynx@feddit.de 28 points 9 months ago

literally everything is politics

how is nitrogen atom nr. 14729583929174 political?

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago

Becauses a scientist says it exists and that made God cry so we gotta burn him.

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[-] QuantumCommuter@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago

Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method

[-] Cockmaster6000@sh.itjust.works 12 points 9 months ago

At least pick a noble gas

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[-] hackris@lemmy.ml 21 points 9 months ago

While I do agree that most things in life are somehow connected to politics and that it needs to be discussed, when I come somewhere, in real life or online, and I want to chill out, I really don't want to hear about it. Political communities exist, even here on Lemmy. Let's keep politics out of cooking, meme, and other not politically oriented communities please :)

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I once got warned in a discord server for being political. Brought up that everything was politics and they backed off.

About a week later I got hints that they might be a bit of a nazi bar which was confirmed when I called it out.

[-] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

Nope

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

Alright then:

breathes deep

The toilet paper is supposed to point away from you.

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[-] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago

Are bodily functions political? Is breathing political? Lol

[-] SickPanda@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

not only political but also a jojos reference

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[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 11 points 9 months ago

"Not everything is political"

=

"I am priveledged enough that my right to exist and thrive is never questioned or under fire, and things that I care about are protected by the status quo and the suppression of others"

[-] Illegal_Prime@dmv.social 15 points 9 months ago

I exist in several categories of people who’s right to exist have been threatened many, many times throughout history, I agree that everything is political, or rather, that politics encompasses everything.

However, not every discussion should become politically oriented, as it’s not particularly the most productive in many cases. This is most prominent on the internet, where nuance, which is ESSENTIAL for productive political discourse, is often absent. I find much political discussion. This is especially true in dialogues where it is either discussed on a broad scale, or where it is discussed in a reactionary manner. When my answers to political topics are so often “it depends”, this stuff tends to be quite straining, especially when my attempts to create dialogue are shot down.

In short “not everything is political” exists because you’re either detailing a discussion to talk about how horrible everything is, or you’re on the internet and internet politics just suck.

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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 10 points 9 months ago

I still think about this guy who was trying to get into local government, he had a campaign talking point along the lines "I will bring common sense, politics isn't a place for ideologies".

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