I'm sorry for getting political
5 years ago
General
I hate how political people get on all sort of social media platforms. It's often mean-spirited, divisive , and doesn't lead anywhere cause it's not meant to convince anyone, but just to ramble on and on.... preach to the choir. All sometimes done by content creators or entertainers who really have no need to do this.
Why do I bring this up? Cause seeing some of that has made me self-reflective. I have gotten a bit political in the past. I have been part of protests, fighting for causes that were important to me, and I was even actively against certain politicians, and even if they're probably not popular to begin with, it all altered my worldviews to something that not that many would accept.
If you can't tell what I'm even talking about, then that makes me happy, cause it means that I'm not rambling like a madman, annoying/frustrating the life out of my watchers.
I'd like to mention something that always gets into my heart and mind when I see people posting stuff that I do disagree with: fear. I always fear that said person would hate me. That me having a different view would mean they hate me. It might not always be true, but it's there.
In any case, if I ever get political, I want to say: I do not hate you for disagreeing with me. We all have our thoughts, our ideas. If you feel differently than I do, then I'm not shocked nor upset. Let's live in peace
Why do I bring this up? Cause seeing some of that has made me self-reflective. I have gotten a bit political in the past. I have been part of protests, fighting for causes that were important to me, and I was even actively against certain politicians, and even if they're probably not popular to begin with, it all altered my worldviews to something that not that many would accept.
If you can't tell what I'm even talking about, then that makes me happy, cause it means that I'm not rambling like a madman, annoying/frustrating the life out of my watchers.
I'd like to mention something that always gets into my heart and mind when I see people posting stuff that I do disagree with: fear. I always fear that said person would hate me. That me having a different view would mean they hate me. It might not always be true, but it's there.
In any case, if I ever get political, I want to say: I do not hate you for disagreeing with me. We all have our thoughts, our ideas. If you feel differently than I do, then I'm not shocked nor upset. Let's live in peace
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It reached a point where as soon as someone expresses certain strong views, I unfollow them cause I'm tired of being disappointed by thinking that "oh maybe they tolerate different opinions , maybe they can be debated with, maybe their views are nuanced when you look deeper". I just abandon them, did so with another person yet again, and felt a bit guilty, because some of the views that I expressed here might have made others leave. I don't even mind them leaving me for my views, I just would feel guilty if they did get that impression that I am authoritative, because I'm really not. I may be center liberal, but unlike many I do hold onto the importance of liberty to one's beliefs, and don't (at least intentionally) mean to insult anyone
Since I felt like I could be a hypocrite with this, I wrote this journal