@bmacDonald94 @MartyFouts @AlliFlowers
Having been in around politics as a reporter and activist for many years now I find that I have a jaundiced view of anyone telling me to stay quiet and not rock the boat.
@LianaBrooks Nobody likes being told to shut up. You don’t like it, and neither do we. @bmacDonald94 @MartyFouts
@AlliFlowers @bmacDonald94 @MartyFouts
I didn't say it to make anyone comfortable. If I wanted to persuade someone or reason with them, I would have chosen another phrase. I could have begged, or pleaded, or asked for respect and space... So let's take a minute to consider why I didn't think that would get any traction.
@AlliFlowers @bmacDonald94 @MartyFouts
I talk about politics fairly regularly on my channels. And, granted, I'm not a heavy Mastodon user, but I certainly have posted here about politics. And the older generations haven't shown up for that.
You haven't joined those conversations. You haven't listened or acted on that information.
@AlliFlowers @bmacDonald94 @MartyFouts
If you refuse to engage unless you're angry, the only way to gain your attention is to make you angry.
You could have picked any of the other political posts to engage with if you saw them. But you saw this one, because anger earned your attention.
@LianaBrooks No. I saw this one because someone I follow boosted it. Buhbye. @bmacDonald94 @MartyFouts
