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Ava | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +8 
 I believe in staying informed and I sometimes comment on politics, but I avoid obsessing over it or deifying one side while posting toxic content about the others. 

Some people don't seem to realize that energy flows where attention goes. The more they post about what they dislike, the more attention they give it. 

There's no such thing as bad publicity; by constantly posting about the other candidate, they empower the very thing, or in this case, person that they want to weaken. 

It's not only annoying and self-defeating, but it also reveals a lot about their character.

I have no time for bitter childish people.
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Enki | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I've know I've mentioned this in posts with you before, but I think, unfortunately, for better or worse, I am so jaded about American politics that I have genuinely lost hope for any sort of political solutions, so I'm kind of just sitting here waiting for the Empire to crumble. So I intentionally do not focus on politics and just try to focus on what I can do on a daily basis to help myself and help those around me. 

I still vote, even though I think it's a futile exercise, especially considering there's no way to vote for or show your discontent in the political system other than doing a pointless write-in, or I guess not voting at all, which I'm weirdly not okay with even though I understand most people's argument, saying that they don't vote out of protest. 

But I definitely agree with you on the whole like what you focus on is what you see more of. When I was more concerned about the US political process, I saw more of it and I was generally a more angry person because I was so focused on what the "other side" was doing.
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Sleventy3 | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Solid advice.
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TNStacker | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 This is the way! 

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