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      Yea well, less predatory and/or apathetic feels pretty ok right now.

      And I say the latter as a gen X.

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      ‘I love the poorly educated!" - Trump

      Same for the Dems too. They love voters who blindly follow them.

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      …and nation, you have a role to the nation. It’s not necessary a loving one, and part of it should be the willingness to violently protest your own nation when it turns on you.

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        All the more reason not to love them. They shouldn’t even know your birthday.

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      Sorry, he doesn’t. He doesn’t even know you.

      Parasocial relationships are unhealthy, even if they are with good people.

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        Actually he’s the only senate member who happens to be an independent who probably does care lol.

        Not that it makes a functional difference, but at least we got 1 / (100 + 435 + presidential cabinet + presidential appointees + SCOTUS + federal court judges)

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        They’re not inherently unhealthy lol. They can be great. Find you some therapists to follow on YouTube or something. The ones I’ve found inspired me to go back to school and become one myself:)

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            I’m not sure what about my comment made you think that’s my opinion, but no, just taking some advice from a video obviously wouldn’t meet the threshold. I’m talking finding creators you watch regularly and feel connected to while they have zero or very limited awareness to your existence. They shouldn’t be the ONLY relationships you have, but they are natural and should be encouraged to the extent that they are healthy. Think of it like eating sweets. It’s natural, part of our hardwiring to enjoy, but we want to be mindful of our consumption.

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    Some politicians are people who went into politics wanting to help others and make a positive difference. Others are predators. Sometimes you get to vote between one of each category.

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      And much more often, you get to choose between a sometimes helpful opportunist and a predator. The choice is still clear, but nowhere near as pleasant.

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    Remember those times fans used violence in support of the most popular “left” politicians:

    • Bernie Sanders
    • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
    • Barack Obama
    • etc…

    Of course you don’t, because they didn’t happen. Far-right extremists are a cancer that needs to be cut out.

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    A good one could. “Agape” or love for your people, who you represent or fight for. Imagine if MLK had an office. Some people do care. I think Sanders does, who has a high enough profile for people to know about him. Sawant also.

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    I like these memes but I feel as though they reach those that already know and not the echo chamber that desperately needs it

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    Certain ones hate us less than connie global heating fossil fuel cocksuckers