My opinion:
I think this community should ban political memes, and instead have another community for only political memes. I’m from Costa Rica and I don’t care about the USA politics or stuff
I am also from the 97 fuckin percent of every human on the planet that couldn’t give a shit about US politics
US politics affect the rest of humans on the planet so I’d probably say it’s worth paying attention to. But I do like the idea of a separate political memes community so that the people have a choice.
You don’t really get that by banning a topic, but rather by fostering a culture where that sort of thing is frowned upon.
And you can foster it with rules and moderation.
“Political Memes” is extremely vague. I opened the community, and this was the 3rd meme that came up. Just to show you that it doesn’t take much to find an example that really blurs the line of what would be a political meme and what isn’t.
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You better have a bidet, since it reduces paper consumption which is better for the environment.
Fuck I did the thing
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No, that’s not what they mean.
Hmmmmm you sould like a rightoid 🧐🤔 /s
Jesus christ you’re insufferable.
We all know Jesus can’t save us now.
You better watch out. It takes Jesus 4.5 seconds to get to earth
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Freedom of association = (meeting with friends) that’s definitely political
Barbecue = relatively safe to use and won’t explode because of government regulation, politics.
Jalapeño poppers = safe to eat due to food safety standards, again politics.
Conversation with friends = regulated by societal norms and acceptable behaviours, an output of the political environment - ‘let’s not talk about Trump or abortion to keep it “civil”’
Games/books/puzzle = function of the economy regulated by the government and laws. Consumer protections etc etc
I know you’re trying to be dismissive and funny but yeah…you’re just proving the point.
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Does anyone ever talk to you in real life?
Absolutely.
Imaginary friends count right?
Even chosen linux distro?
Damn
Especially Linux distro! Now, give me a pulseaudio snap package for my Unity desktop.
ducks and covers head
According to Lemmy that’s the most important political decision there is.
Hey son how about we stay out of politics or whatnot and focus on this nice family time?
Normal response: Okay sorry dad, guess I was making everyone uncomfortable. It was just one of my hills to die on. So how’s the food?
OP’s response: But everything is political? How do you taste of that animal exploits cooked with nature crushing electricity dipped in yet another animal cruelty and forced labor? Family? What is family anyway? Do you realize that by forcing me to have a nice family time is actually only beneficial to fat capitalists? These things matter. And if you don’t want to hear these wherever you go then it’s your problem not mine.
I was once up in some reddit thread during the George Floyd protests/defunding the police, and some dipshit had the lack of education to earnestly say “since when is the police a political issue?”
My dude. They share a the same root word.
I once got warned in a discord server for being political. Brought up that everything was politics and they backed off.
About a week later I got hints that they might be a bit of a nazi bar which was confirmed when I called it out.
“Everything is political” shares the same vibes:
I agree. It’s like sometimes you just want to go for a walk and there’s some guy following you around screaming EvErYtHiNg Is PhYsIcS just to remind you that there are physical laws to explain the world around you. Just shut up and let me walk in peace sometimes.
You’re very fortunate that you can take the time to ignore those politics. For many people, these issues affect them to such an extent that they can’t be ignored at all. As for the amount of memes challenging the status quo here… well… if you’re on Lemmy, the status quo didn’t work for you either.
“Political Memes” is extremely vague. To demonstrate, I opened the community, and this was the 3rd meme that came up. Imo this blurs the line or what counts as political. I’m sure you can find many others.
While I do agree that most things in life are somehow connected to politics and that it needs to be discussed, when I come somewhere, in real life or online, and I want to chill out, I really don’t want to hear about it. Political communities exist, even here on Lemmy. Let’s keep politics out of cooking, meme, and other not politically oriented communities please :)
Nope
Alright then:
breathes deep
The toilet paper is supposed to point away from you.
Calm down satan
You have alerted the horde.
Whoa whoa whoa let’s not make it all political buddy.
Are bodily functions political? Is breathing political? Lol
not only political but also a jojos reference
Euthanasia, Abortion, Air quality
Yes. All political.
You absolute sad sack.
Why did you have to go and make sign tapping political?
