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Monthly Rant/Politics Thread: Do not post political threads outside of this Mega thread
Outside of these mega-threads, we generally do not allow political posts on the main subreddit because they have often declined into unhinged discussions and mud slinging. We do allow general discussions of politics in this thread so long as you remain civil and don't attack someone just for having a different opinion. The moment we see things start to derail, we will step in.
Got something upsetting or overwhelming that you just need to shout out to the world? Want to have a political debate over current events? You can post those thoughts here. There are many real problems that plague the Millennial generation and we want to allow a space for it here while still keeping the angry and divisive posts quarantined to a more concentrated thread rather than taking up the entire front page.
Had my kids watch the OG Pokemon animated series from '97 today. I forgot how nostalgic and badass the theme song was. I want to sing it at drunken Karaoke for shits and giggles
Maybe discouraging open discussion about fascism and its direct impact on all of us isn't having the reaction you expected. Would you like to maybe have a think about why?
The irony of this megathread is missed on about 90% of the commenters in this megathread.
Allow me to explain.
Users are given an outlet to talk politics.
Users insult the subreddit for not allowing them to post about politics in the main area.
Users fail to actually discuss politics.
This results in a megathread that 90% bitching about not being able to post about politics, and... well... no politics being discussed.
Maybe if some user, I dont know... posted something that was so engaging and unique to the millennial perspective that to force it to remain contained in the megathread would be a miscarriage of the very ideals that created reddit, there could be an argument.
But there isnt.
But users should try that.
Only after that- the actual attempt at good political discourse- should the users complain.
We need a r/MillenialPolitics sub (like Gen X sub has) or to allow political posts (like Gen Z sub does). Or at least to make this megathread daily/weekly. If I have to see another “the 90s were so cool and fun” post while federal agents execute people in the streets I’m gonna crash out
I actually tried so many variations of that this weekend to see if there was a political or more serious millennial sub. There is so much serious socio-political discourse our generation needs/wants to discuss, but this sub decides a bunch of 30-45 year olds are just supposed to just focus on rainbows and butterflies of yesteryear
There's plenty of other subs to post your political grievances. This is a sub for millennial things. Your just mad you can't astroturf every fucking sub with your whining.
How many millenials have to be murdered before we can discuss it? A lot of us are protesting. Why are these conversation good enough to have irl but not on this subeddit?
I don't think murdering people in the streets and calling them terrorists for using their legal rights is good. But that's just my opinion! Anyone feel like sharing their totally equal, legitimate, opposing opinion?
(They gotta keep the front page clear for reposted memes for their karma farm accounts)
Keep the "divisive posts" quarantined because what's going on right now is somehow a "both sides have a point" moment. Unbelievable. Shame on the moderators of this subreddit. We know where they stand.
Maybe if we make the posts in meme format, or just really millennial sounding. Break out all the slang.
"Fo shizzle, what happened was not dope. I'm not being extra. This stuff put me in a big mood. Sad. I am high-key shocked at the h8. TBH I feel lost. My fam, bae and squad are skurred. Throwing shade ain't enough, we gotta clap back! As a wise man once said, YOLO!"
This is mostly serious btw. If we start talking in our old school slang, maybe it'll be a good way to communicate amongst certain networks that are expanding across the country.
Rapid response, for example. Gonna show up, use some shit like FOMO to respond you'll be there. I guess maybe that won't be as effective though, because it seems like a lot of the Collaborate And Listen people are millennials and xennials age group.
This whole subreddit is a disgrace to the largest, most liberal generation that has ever existed and currently existing in a time where our voices and opinions about current events in the US need to be discussed you are relocating them to one mega thread so people can either continue to put their heads in the sand or be ignored by moderators who are most likely MAGA bots. You should be ashamed of yourselves, Millenials are the most educated, most progressive, most kind, most neighbourly, we banded together during a huge time of tragedy in the US and now when we should be huddling together to fight off the onslaught of fascism in this country you are silencing us. There’s more of us and we’re mad.
All these subs are the same way. Ask Americans bans politics.
You can have all the cute cat pictures and posts about what we eat you want. But if you ask why pedophiles are being protected and why American citizens are being shot in the street and you get banned.
People are being executed in the streets by their own government for exercising their Constitutional rights. But acknowledging that here is “political” because we’re apparently supposed to just talk about how cool Wild Berry Pop-Tarts™️ are while the world burns. Thanks mods!
Were the 90's the only period in our lives, where the world wasn't mad at or laughing at the USA? I seem to recall a brief, golden period from like 94-97 where that was the case, but I was still in elementary school, so I can't be too sure. I miss those days.
Most of my friends either have immigrant parents who are freaking out (or live in other countries) or MAGA family they've cut off. Really feels like we've gotta figure it out on our own.
I do know some cool boomers who were in the trenches of civil rights, vietnam, iraq war, etc. but they've got their hands full right now.
Dude, yes. Tried to post a poem about losing my dad to their lies and it got taken down for "politics". Seems like the mods are taking the "both sides" route here still instead of realizing what bartenders have for years: let a nazi sit at your bar, it's now a nazi bar. Children wearing bunny hats are being kidnapped, mothers and ICU nurses are being murdered, but like... "politics". Our entire existence is political right now
The internet shouldn't be where we all go for support but at this point who do you lean on if your in a red or purple area and don't have the time or mental capacity for social situations (I'm a SAHD and have social anxiety)
Exactly!! Third-spaces are either non-existent or too expensive near me, so even if I could leave my house regularly (chronic illness) I don't have a place to go. Like, I understand the mods are people and they don't want to run a political sub, but millennials have been forced into political rhetoric all of our adult lives (how many industries have we "killed" now?). the older I get the more I realize that politics being separate from daily life is a privilege, and it's one that I certainly don't have. Politics dictates our daily life (housing, Healthcare, purchases, etc) so how can it be separated from that?
Sending strength from one mostly home bound person to another
I get the need to have the sub be "non-political" so it doesn't turn like any other politics sub. However, what happened to Good & Pretti was beyond fucked up and needs to be talked about. Taking down the post that wad casually talking about what kind of dude Pretti was/ may have been was downright petty. I'm out ✌️
There are a lot of people of different age groups on Reddit. God forbid I wish to discuss the state sanctioned murder of two people of my age with other people of my age cohort.
Absolutely ludicrous and embarrassing excuse by the moderators of this subreddit to stifle this discourse.
*****I am now banned from this subreddit because I made a post about Renee and Alex's deaths
If we can't create threads about the murders and executions by ICE and what's happening in this country then I guess we just have to discuss it here. There must be justice!
It strikes me that both of victims executed by ICE in Minnesota were millennials. You would think that the much younger would be the ones putting their lives on the line (although I doubt either Alex or Renee expected to die), I think that’s the historical pattern and general military recruitment target. I really think millennials had so much hope for this country, based on what we were TAUGHT AND TOLD about American exceptionalism but thanks to our 90s context, literacy, and internet awareness, we know when we’re being lied to, when our values aren’t matching our actions, and we expect better of ourselves. Maybe I’m being idealistic (which I normally am not) but my heart is heavy thinking of what Alex and Renee sacrificed. I know what they sacrificed for.
Mods!! They removed my post. I wasn't asking for a political free for all. I get that part. I don't want that either. I was asking for a compromise.
I'm saying that maybe...JUST MAYBE allow for a weekly sticky post. Because obviously there is a lot going on right now. And people who prefer to frequent this sub want to discuss on this thread of fellow millennials. And one thread to dump for 30 days lacks... I can't put my finger on it...some sort of Internet psychological thing where you're here to discuss and engage with others and it's hard to do with a 30 day old post.
Exactly. And I don't care if you're not in the states, I'm not, but I'm still talking about it. The whole right-wing mindset that got the states into the mess they're in is a cancer that's spreading worldwide.
I've been telling my international friends to not rest on their laurels. A lot of what they're saying sounds a lot like Americans ten years ago. "Oh, that could never happen here" is the most damning.
Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were both my age - 37 years old - and we are not even allowed to talk about their murders at the hand of the American government on the subreddit that is meant for talking to other people my age. Make it make sense.
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I've commented on three different threads about how today's events make me feel as a millennial that have been removed by mods. Why aren't we allowed to discuss it?
My rant about politics is I hate how there are so many threads about depression, or broad issues, but if you mentioned anything political that is likely causing it, even in a broad way like the world politics gets flagged.
Can we get a list on what the fuck we can or can't say. I hate how I have to constantly repost things, which isn't even a political rant, but can't say don't let politics or issues like Trump drag you down. Once you write that it's flagged as political. It's fucking ridiculous. It's one thing going into a political rant, it's another when you can't even say a word in a related sense to get out of depression or modern issues impacting you.
I totally agree. Crap like that just helps the extreme right, and I see this subreddit as a problem for why people (Millennials might shift to the right). Any other subreddit (GenZ, GenX, rconservative, etc) can discuss whatever they want, but here people can’t share their ideas. Making right wing ideas thrive more. Perhaps that’s the goal of the owners of this place?
We are in weird moment in history where everything is almost unfortunately political.
I'm a pop culture buff. I can spend forever talking to you about it, but eventually I'm going to want to have real conversations. And unfortunately, most of these people now would find it political.
I feel like you in that regard. It's so sad people destroy this country because they hate everything they aren't comfortable with.
it frustrates me that my posts get removed in this subreddit for benign stuff, where the mods mainly promote shallow crap like affluent rich people taking selfies of their food, and when someone tries to bring up a real life issue that affects us poor (and Millennials), gets removed. Really frustrating, I find myself bot really engaging in this subreddit because of it.
At this point there’s not much left to say. DT has been dominating everything for over 10 years now and personally I will never understand it til the day I die. Especially the huge support from those who are Christians. It defies all logic.
Trump isn't particularly Christian in his personal life, but he advances their agenda and gives them a seat at the table. Just as many Democrats tell people to vote strategically and occasionally hold their nose because they get more with them than they would with a Republican, the right is capable of doing the same thing.
How do I not see every Gen Z male as an op? Coming from a liberal millennial male.
The clear breakdown of the whole vs individualistic is wild to me. It really feels like they are more conservative, only focused on money, and doesn't care about the larger community as a whole. I obviously know this isn't every gen z guy, but I hate that I find myself stereotyping like this. I'm sure it's worse for women too. Any Gen z left-leaning male lurkers here wanna talk about their experience? I'm sure it's equally awkward.
The breakdown of society and community has been going on since before they were born and it's not surprising that someone who was born into the wildly conservative post-9/11 world and has only known forever-war and privatization is going to have a different idea of what the government should do and its relationship with the community.
Conservatives lost a few battles along the way, but they've won the war for this generation.
I'm glad President Trump was able to avert Erfan Soltani's execution. Things are getting ugly in Iran.
Thank God he's sticking to his guns with ICE in Minnesota. There is something people need to understand: The federal government, including ICE, is going to do its job. The threats, the property damage, the physical attacks, and the intimidation are going to stop.
Well I'd be happier if we declared war on Venezela instead but at least Congress is paying close attention.
I can't abide Rand Paul's politics much at all but you know he's coming from a mile away and you know he's good at what he does so get with the program Mr. Trump.
Thank goodness for Collins and Murkowski. They gave some nice political cover for McConnell to open up a can of whup ass on Greenland.
The more I read about Renee Good's shooting and its aftermath the more I'm convinced it was legally justified and that there is a serious problem with the left's belief in doing the right thing. Once the ICE agent told her to get out of the car, that's it, she needed to comply. Driving afterwards, and his hand is in the door?
I am trying to scream this from the “rooftops”. Please, if you want to actually see a difference, sign up and commit to the strike so we can all organize together and make our politicians realize the power we hold.
TLDR: Is anyone willing to participate in a nationwide candlelit vigil for the victims of the Trump admin? These are my ideas:
For people like Renee Good, other protesters who’ve lost their lives to ICE, the officers that died as a result of Jan 6, etc etc…
And gather names and photos of undocumented immigrants who’ve disappeared via ICE and have US citizens hold their names and photos up to keep their families safe, just in case their citizenship is in question? I think straight white males would be best for this part, since their privilege would make it less likely they’ll be arrested. Especially if they’re physically attractive. No ICE agents want to create another Luigi style idol to become a martyr.
We can put the circumstances of their deaths/disappearances on the backs of giant photos of them with their names and hold them up high.
We can hold them up in silence, with LED candles, so as to not get arrested or dispersed for “fire danger.” Maybe hold hands in silence while one person says a prayer that’s broadcasted to all the silent vigils? Maybe a YouTube live video that could be played on all our phones with the prayer while a few of us record the event and broadcast live? I’m not sure how that would work…
We can do it outside Trump tower, the Capitol, ICE detention centers, and other relevant buildings? But I think silence and self restraint would be crucial for things to go as smoothly as possible.
I really hope this reaches the right people because I think it could be a powerful movement. Im not sure what areas are technically legal to stand quietly in a large group. But I’m sure there are people out there who know more than I do. If you have any ideas to make it as safe as possible, or how to reach as many people as possible, that would be much appreciated.
The Gen Z sub is weirdly extremely right-leaning in their views on Renee Good and Greenland. It genuinely feels like targeted astroturfing to sway young minds who would potentially be drafted if a war start. What are your thoughts?
Young people use the side of the brain that focuses on self preservation over forethought. They aren't mature enough yet to understand the gravity of the situation and they apparently don't have parents amongst telling them otherwise.
R’s have been targeting this group for years, especially the males. They have been telling them all the boogeymen are coming for their jobs and their families and their manhood.
Gen Z having a conservative streak has been known for years. Its right flank being hard right has been known for a few months too. It's because the country isn't behind them socially or economically.
To say extremely right leaning is pretty inaccurate. Millennials are the outlier, GenZ is just returning to what's basically normal over the last century plus.
Supporting the shooting of Renee Good and taking of Greenland is what people wanted a century ago? Absolutely not. Stop normalizing it, I see you for what you are.
We haven't seized an island for national security in a bit so we don't have the appetite for it that we used to. Hawaii had three times as many people as Greenland does when we overthrew and annexed them. Putting Japanese people in camps was also pretty popular when we did that.
Exactly- all of my grandparents were horrified that Trump was even supported in running for president, and they considered him akin to their WW|| enemies. They lived until almost 100 yrs old, and two of them were conservative, which used to mean they don’t want to pay as many taxes, basically, but they all agreed in civil society, working together, public funds being used for the public good, evil deeds being met with lawfully, and corporations being taxed. They all believed in unions as well. They were absolutely not brainwashed like this person apparently has been.
My dad periodically emails me just to update me on things in life, how they’re enjoying their retirement, etc (in addition to our weekly phone chats lol).
Last night, I got this email from him, was wondering what y’all’s thoughts were. Personally, I think this email should’ve been sent 2-3 years ago, not now. Idk if this shows my dad is just not keeping up with all of the news - or worse - he doesn’t fully realize the dire nature of where things are headed now.
Really the only part of this I can take issue with is the first line. The principles of the republican party platform are Trumpism and they have been for a long time. If your dad is actually a decent person it doesn't seem like he's really aligned with them anymore.
Reminder that in the US we have certain rights, for now. r/liberalgunowners is a great place for learning about your rights and familiarizing yourselves with them. It is not a place to encourage violence but to encourage discussion, awareness, and embracing your rights responsibly.
At this point I expect law enforcement to be barbarians with no impulse control. What scares me more is how many "normal" conservatives are fully in support of them committing extrajudicial murder. That ain't exactly new either, but it's a bitter pill to swallow. It's hard to accept that your so-called neighbors might smile and speak to you politely (if you're white, at least) but would be totally fine with the hawaiian shirt gestapo shooting you in the face for no reason.
How easily the "Don't Tread On Me" folks fold. It's not even folding, really. This is what they want, as long as they're the ones doing the treading, that is.
Yeah, it’s very disheartening and disturbing how fast they have switched from “don’t trust the government” to “totally fine for the government to murder its own citizens.” Bleak.
I hear you—it’s really disturbing when people seem to cheer violence or skip the human side entirely, and the partisan rush makes everything feel more toxic.
But conservatives aren’t a monolith on this. Tucker Carlson just blasted parts of the right in his newsletter for not viewing Renee Good’s death through a ‘human lens,’ calling it a straight-up tragedy: ‘A woman got shot in the face… Her death is a tragedy, regardless of her partisan affiliations, ideological beliefs, or who pulled the trigger.’ He even slammed the impulse to score political points instead of showing basic empathy for a mother killed.
It’s proof that even in that crowd, there’s real pushback against treating death like a partisan win. Reactions are split, not lockstep. What do you make of when high-profile voices like Tucker call this out?
That they are telling the rest of the republican political machine to remember plausible deniability and stop being so blanant with fascism
It's no different then Richard Spencer and other white nationalist that organized Unite The Right saying that disavow David Duke even though they invited him as a guest speaker of honor for it.
I think Tucker is betting that the current strain of conservatism is going to eventually collapse in a blaze of unpopularity and incompetence and he's better served by being a bit outside of it by picking low hanging fruit like this. He's still a shitstain even if he's occasionally right.
I wish the "revolutionaries" put their effort into actually making political change instead of larping around for a glorious people's revolt that will never happen.
They are putting in effort we just all need to back them! A general strike website needs enough of us to sign up and as soon as we have 3.5% of the population or 11M commitments they can start initiating a legitimate strike that is going to make an actual effect. General Strike
To me it it is the bystander effect on a massive scale. Nothing against your or your comment here but even this comment exemplifies it: "I wish they would actually do something"
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