I hate to say it, but I think you are the one being a dick here my guy. I feel like calling people out for being themselves is more of a dick move than someone being themselves and making some people arbitrarily uncomfortable. You'll never be able to make everyone happy and forcing yourself to do so is a recipe for self doubt and an inability to self reflect in a healthy and constructive way. I'd rather be cringe any day of the week.
I watched the whole interview and holy shit the amount of mindless babbling coming out of Trumps mouth about the basically nothing was ridiculous. This man spent a good 5 - 10 minutes complaining about Obama, Biden, and Newsom and barely even let Carney speak. I'm glad he at least got to mention that "51st state" thing at least and shut that down immediately.
I've heard something about his birthday like 20 times now and every time I have to read the article just to find out what his birthday is because I always forget. I think deep down in my subconscious my brain wants to forget he has a birthday at all.
But at the same time I feel like it reflects the obliviousness of the vast majority of the population. The election in the US kinda proved that. So if anything, mentioning it as often as possible is probably the best call.
My first instinct when I saw this was "anyone with a brain already knows this." But after a little bit of extra thought I remembered what the average person thinks and how the average person voted last election and I was like "yeah, we should probably talk about this as much as possible."
If they'd have done this before they decided to turn the US into an international laughing stock more than they already were I'm sure this would have worked. Not sure it'd work at this point.
Every single time I listen to these meetings as they all jerk off their Dear Leader I can't help but cringe. Like when he has a speech and they need to give a standing ovation every 15 seconds for saying literally anything. It's so forced and fake that you can clearly tell that some those on board are sick of the act. Half of them look dead on the inside when it's not their turn to speak and they are so over the top with addressing him it's obvious they are terrified of stepping out of line.
And if I had a chance to ask them anything I'd ask if the power and privilege they get by selling their soul really worth being so terrified that you can't even speak your own thoughts anymore? Is putting yourself in a state of perpetual self censorship for fear of committing a thought crime and to lose what makes you a human anymore really worth it?
And I'm sure they know not everyone that is a republican is a Christian and not every democrat is anti-Christian. Just like not every POC is a democrat and how not every republican is white. This has always been about pushing their ideology onto others in an effort to oppress the people they don't like and has nothing to do with politics. It's like a pyramid scheme where everyone at the top takes advantage of everyone and doesn't even believe what they are preaching. And you know what a lot of people call pyramid schemes? A cult.
And I think it's just what it is to have ADHD and the like. Knowing you have it is not the same as accepting is a part of yourself and making changes that reflect that acceptance. Like, when I get hyper focused on a new hobby I always try to remind myself that if I don't actually want to commit I shouldn't go all out and spend a bunch of money and put in a bunch of effort for something that I won't want in 2 months. Because that's how you end up with a $400 3D printer that sits in the corner collecting dust. But something I do like is making music. Sure, I don't work on it literally all the time, but I keep it in the back of my mind as something I actually want to do and put effort into.
I'm not saying that dating is like a hyper-fixation or anything like that and I kinda lost the plot halfway through that comment, but the key takeaway I'd say is understanding and accepting yourself. Know what you want and what you are willing to go through to get there and don't expect results before you even make an effort. Dating is a game of trial and error and it's hard for even NTs to find what they are looking for. And basing what you want off of other people's experiences will only make it harder to find out what you want and what you are capable of.
I've been in a similar situation before and probably lived my entire twenties in the same mindset. I just turned 30 a few months ago and kinda went through the same existential crisis a couple years ago. I hate to be "that guy" but I think you are putting too many high expectations on it. At this point in my life I don't really try to date anymore because it always puts me in a similar mindset and I don't like it. But ever since I stopped trying to date and forcing myself into the situation of dating I have been much more content with life. I started saving the mental space for other things that I can control and know I can accomplish.
I don't know, I don't know your specific situation in all its aspects and I'm only speaking from a place of my own experiences. I understand how you feel, and I'm sorry I can't help. But if you want someone to talk to lemme know. And if it helps, I'd date the shit outta you. ;)
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Yeah, I definitely have some left leaning friends that are like this. Whenever I bring it up they are like "Nah, it's not that bad. They wouldn't actually do any of that."
I hate to say it, but I think you are the one being a dick here my guy. I feel like calling people out for being themselves is more of a dick move than someone being themselves and making some people arbitrarily uncomfortable. You'll never be able to make everyone happy and forcing yourself to do so is a recipe for self doubt and an inability to self reflect in a healthy and constructive way. I'd rather be cringe any day of the week.