Getting blocked hit harder than I expected. I’m confused, hurt, and frustrated because I don’t know what I did wrong. I feel guilty thinking I crossed a line without meaning to, and hate being misunderstood. Not chasing anyone — just needed to say this to move.
#TryingToUnderstand #RespectBoundaries
I used to think the main Left-Right difference was empathy, but now I think it might be conflict resolution. Even when people on the right agree with the left on a particular issue, their go-to solution is violence instead of conversation or peaceful protests. #tryingtounderstand
You guys ever look at the comments on Fox News YouTube videos? How bot-laden is that shit? Anyone ever seen any figures? Most of those comments can’t possibly be genuine, right? Right???
#news #politics #Bots #foxnews #youtube #idiocracy #astroturf #sociology #genuinequestion #tryingtounderstand
I must admit I am a tad confused about the sister app to BlueSky called “Flashes”…it just looks like all the media I post here, automatically goes there in an Insta-type interface? What am I missing? #flashes #tryingtounderstand #scratchingmyhead
Go over to Facebook and read Al.com journalist John Archibald's post in response to readers calling him leftist. My thoughts exactly but written so well. So of course I've shared it several times now!
#tryingtounderstand
Feels like 'shifting baseline syndrome' as applied to liars and gaslighters which created the sludge we're currently wading through. Collective memory loss, blatant denial, and red tape are going to finally do us in.
#shiftingbaselinesyndrome #tryingtounderstand #howwegotinthismess #murrica
I’m genuinely struggling to understand why so many voted for Trump, believing—and counting—that he won’t follow through on what he said he’d do. Why vote for him then? I’m just trying to understand. #Politics #OpenDiscussion #TryingToUnderstand
I’m trying to understand or call in here
Given how trans/nonbinary people are being dehumanized in a genocidal type of way…
Why use it/its pronouns?
Do you feel bigots wont use that to further objectify an dehumanize us?
#TryingToUnderstand
Sadly we arent in a position to be carefree
#lgbtq
