• vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    “I don’t do politics” for me translates to “Shut up you rightwing asswipe, your inane bitching about irrelevant culture war nonsense bores me.” Or it otherwise means I can’t get a good vibe on you so I’m gonna just bullshit.

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      4 days ago

      “I dont do politics” to me is “I’m somewhere that calling you a racist bigoted cunt might get me fired”

      I actually called HR on someone who continually tried to drag me into political discussions. I had to explain to them that I deliberately dont interact with him on that subject for very good reasons and either he gets a warning letter OR I want it in writing that I cant be held responsible for what words I use if dragged into one of those conversations again.

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        4 days ago

        Also that that’s also a common subtext. Though I do know why it happens, I’m a pretty stereotypical Redneck by appearance and by accent so for some reason assholes think I’m like them. The only thing we have in common is violence and some cultural ancestors which is not a good thing for them.

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      4 days ago

      Agreed.

      You know who also wasn’t political?

      Fucking Dolly Parton.

      Some people don’t make politics the whole of their identity and that’s smart right now.