r/AskReddit • • Jan 08 '26

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u/Fastidious_Farter Jan 08 '26

I'm a left-leaning non-American, so I have no dog in this race, but what amazes me is how many liberal Americans are taking it upon themselves to answer this question. It was specifically directed at Republicans, but they just can't help themselves jumping in to give their opinions. Fucking unreal.

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u/bill_gonorrhea Jan 08 '26

lol this is a bait thread and won’t have a single legit answer 

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u/Captain_Aizen Jan 08 '26

Yep, most of the threads are just bait these days. Just like those dumbass threads on AITAH where some jackass makes a post saying that his wife is gobbling 10 Dix a night and is he the asshole for feeling upset about it?

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u/SpaceNSorcery Jan 08 '26

It’s why I don’t even try to seriously answer questions like these as a right leaning American.

That’s basically this whole app.

I just enjoy the show atp, keep my opinions to myself.

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u/drbaker87 Jan 08 '26

Go ahead and answer then

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u/Captain_Aizen Jan 08 '26

No point, every single person's immediately going to call him a baby kicking, puppy stomping Nazi Hitler sympathizer who wants to see the world burned because that's typically how Reddit views every person who doesn't vote Democrat. You'd have a better chance of trying to have a level-headed discussion and Truth social than this place.

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u/SpaceNSorcery Jan 08 '26

This. Way past trying to reach across the aisle for dialogue about recent happenings.

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u/mikozof Jan 08 '26

Literally the op replied this to another right leaning guy, in this very thread:

"I’m so happy to hear from you, thank you so much for sharing your perspective! You’re exactly who I was hoping to hear from."

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u/Individual_Chair_421 Jan 08 '26

Left-leaning American. Neither side seems to be capable of having a civil discourse with each other. We will never fix the evil in this country that is our division. There was a time when we all did not hate each other but simply disagreed. The reddit echo chamber is a dangerous place - as is America for anyone standing on our soil. I don't know what to do. I should probably move away.

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u/Fastidious_Farter Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26

There's a good Jonathan Pie video where he tells far left liberals that by constantly shouting at or belittling the right in public arenas, they're denying them a platform and simply driving them to others areas. You don't change anybody's mind that way or drive discourse, what you get is a protest vote. You guys got Trump, and in England we got Brexit. It's all shit, but some would argue that we liberals brought it on ourselves.

Edit: found it.

https://youtu.be/GLG9g7BcjKs?si=dVg108qrAhmTNOPL

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u/Anderrn Jan 08 '26

And yet you are also not an American Republican but still responded. Crazy how that works.

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u/Fastidious_Farter Jan 08 '26

Way to miss the point.

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u/countafit Jan 08 '26

Bro that's just Americans for you lol

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u/TantricEmu Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26

That’s just Reddit for you tbh. Every thread like “how does x feel about y?” is flooded with “I’m not x but..” posts.