Yeah, I still think the criticisms of Bush were valid, but I’m so much more cool-headed as a person now that the difference in my response feels incongruent. Political news doesn’t take an emotional toll on me like it used to, even though I objectively disagree with modern politicians more.
I think you’re wrong that it doesn’t take an emotional toll on you like before. However, it’s such a toll that you just have to start ignoring it. Back then it felt useful to constantly pay attention. Now it’s all so bad that if you paid attention to all of it you’d go insane, so we have to be more relaxed and only let the big things get to us.
It could be a bit of both, but in general I recognized after a certain point that the only one affected by my stress level is me, not the thing in the news. I’d also credit having a career where you have to get really good at controlling what you let affect you.
Yeah, I did listen to them. As you notice from me saying “I think…” at the start of my comment, I’m trying to give my perspective. Is that not allowed?
It’s very common, especially right now, for people to care so much that it’s overwhelming. I can’t know that’s happening to them (hence, “I think…”), but usually people don’t just stop giving a shit. They just figure out that they need a filter.
We take all the illegality and corruption and horrific violence and torture and wars and media manipulation/intimidation and petty dictator shit and stuff it down the Memory Hole. Then we get to pretend
I very well remember seeing the censored version of that image… this is the first time I’ve seen it uncensored.
I’ve seen uncensored pics from the highway of death, other graphic shit that made it onto the early days of liveleak… but there ya go, memory hole in action.
the only pass they get is that at least they fought the nazis one time. even though they now claim all the credit, and took them forever to join the fight, and had a strong faction that wanted to join the nazis, and it was American racism that inspired nazism, and nazis are now cool in America…
Yeah but at least it was a scandal. That asshole, and a bunch of others, went to jail, even if it wasn’t long enough. If it happened today they’d either never be charged or pardoned and that asshole would be the Secretary of Defense.
I was telling my Zillennial partner about Bush this morning. About the extraordinary renditions. About kidnapping and torturing a fellow Canadian citizen for no fucking reason. About prosecuting child soldiers and holding them with adult mercenaries for a decade or more. About sanctioned torture, unsanctioned mass abuses, and complete abandonment of due process. And “y’all” are shocked today to find you live in a fascist country. Like, how the fuck are you surprised.
Kind of like what happened to Bush after Trump came around.
Seriously. I was at the right age to be much more politically intense back then and absolutely despised Bush.
Now, I almost feel bad about it after witnessing the last 20 years of politics.
We can have room in our hearts to hate more than one monstrous US president.
Well, there’ also Nixon…
But only almost.
Yeah, I still think the criticisms of Bush were valid, but I’m so much more cool-headed as a person now that the difference in my response feels incongruent. Political news doesn’t take an emotional toll on me like it used to, even though I objectively disagree with modern politicians more.
I think you’re wrong that it doesn’t take an emotional toll on you like before. However, it’s such a toll that you just have to start ignoring it. Back then it felt useful to constantly pay attention. Now it’s all so bad that if you paid attention to all of it you’d go insane, so we have to be more relaxed and only let the big things get to us.
It could be a bit of both, but in general I recognized after a certain point that the only one affected by my stress level is me, not the thing in the news. I’d also credit having a career where you have to get really good at controlling what you let affect you.
Interesting. Instead of listening to this person explain their experiences, you’ve decided they are wrong about how they feel.
Are you trying to express how you are experiencing these different times?
Yeah, I did listen to them. As you notice from me saying “I think…” at the start of my comment, I’m trying to give my perspective. Is that not allowed?
It’s very common, especially right now, for people to care so much that it’s overwhelming. I can’t know that’s happening to them (hence, “I think…”), but usually people don’t just stop giving a shit. They just figure out that they need a filter.
Also, yes. It’s how I’m experiencing it.
Contrariwise, I think I feel a greater emotional impact now.
Nah don’t, bush was a horrible monster.
That’s called “The Memory Hole”.
We take all the illegality and corruption and horrific violence and torture and wars and media manipulation/intimidation and petty dictator shit and stuff it down the Memory Hole. Then we get to pretend
NSFW
This shit
Wasn’t such a big deal after all.
That spoiler tag did NOT work what the fuck dude
It follows lemmy spoiler format. Your ui is not compliant
That’s right! The war crimes go into… The memory hole!
Jesus Christ.
I very well remember seeing the censored version of that image… this is the first time I’ve seen it uncensored.
I’ve seen uncensored pics from the highway of death, other graphic shit that made it onto the early days of liveleak… but there ya go, memory hole in action.
America has been the bad guys for close to a century at this point the difference maker is their marketing game was on point.
Now? They no longer with Saatchi and Saatchi lol
the only pass they get is that at least they fought the nazis one time. even though they now claim all the credit, and took them forever to join the fight, and had a strong faction that wanted to join the nazis, and it was American racism that inspired nazism, and nazis are now cool in America…
And they hired Nazis.
Yeah but at least it was a scandal. That asshole, and a bunch of others, went to jail, even if it wasn’t long enough. If it happened today they’d either never be charged or pardoned and that asshole would be the Secretary of Defense.
What in the ever loving fuck is this??? And why am I being shown it?
Americans “liberating” iraquis.
https://youtu.be/AiLkYw76Rm4
I was telling my Zillennial partner about Bush this morning. About the extraordinary renditions. About kidnapping and torturing a fellow Canadian citizen for no fucking reason. About prosecuting child soldiers and holding them with adult mercenaries for a decade or more. About sanctioned torture, unsanctioned mass abuses, and complete abandonment of due process. And “y’all” are shocked today to find you live in a fascist country. Like, how the fuck are you surprised.
They’re not surprised. Lots of Americans wanted this. Stupid as fuck population.