Chasesdaddy84 said:
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Damn right. My philosophy is, you shouldn't be involved with something, or support or like something, if you're ashamed to admit it. That goes for anything, games, music, movies, etc., including socio-political standings.
To me, I KNOW what real socialism is, what it means, and I know all the fallacies and propaganda about it, have it quite wrong. And in most cases are talking about something else entirely, because they don't bother being educated on the (most) subject(s). I know where I stand on things, and vote issues, not parties. And I never support something without knowing it as fully as I possibly can. So I feel like I always have very good reasons and firm ground to stand on when it comes to my beliefs, because I try my best to be informed and aware, instead of just making knee-jerk reactions. Whereas, while this is a general statement and not aimed at anyone in particular at all, I find that an AWFUL lot of Americans these days get worked up over bullshit, and jump on whatever popular thing there is to get worked up over, without actually bothering to know what the hell is really going on. I think 90% of the reason people get so goddamn upset over political shit in the US these days, is because of just that: people let others (the news, church, media outlets, friends, family, etc.) do the thinking for them, instead of doing what a "Responsible Voter" is supposed to do, and always strive to fully understand and know ALL angles of the issues, so that you can make what is supposed to be an "Informed Vote".
I do not, sadly, believe whatsoever that most Americans these days truly make "Informed Votes", either because they're too lazy to bother, or because they would rather just believe what they've been told they should believe, and vote on what they are told they should vote on. For democracy to actually work, that really needs to change. Then again, for democracy to work, we also really need to quit lettin the super rich/big corporations use their money to shape our national policies. That's not democracy, that's oligarchy, and it's bullshit.
