I don’t wanna dive super deep into this, but ever since the news broke it feels like this place has become a hub for shit-flinging from literally everybody about the topic. Sure, I’ve seen some nuanced opinions and some people attempting to have a normal human conversation, but I just dislike people using this particular instance as the “place to be” to continue this endless flame war. Isn’t this counter to the goals of the instance? How many of us come here to argue like children about geopolitics?

Plus, a lot of the people I’ve seen pointlessly arguing about this have accounts from other instances… I’ve even seen one person post on their beehaw account, get flak for it, then switch to kbin for no reason.

And at the risk of sounding too conspiratorial, something definitely seems off about a lot of these comments. Maybe it’s how a lot just seem to be infodumping. I dunno.

It’s only been a few days. Maybe it’ll simmer down. But I don’t like the direction this is going.

Edit: I’m not recommending we censor political discussion, however in this particular instance I would say it’s wise to take a step back and think about what we say to each other

  • @newtraditionalists@beehaw.orgEnglish
    7•9 months ago

    I’m super confused by this post. It’s on everyone’s mind and all over any media, of course people are talking about it. No doubt it will simmer down, or be replaced by the next huge geopolitical event. I don’t see an issue, and am unclear on what this post is even about. What are you wanting to happen?

    • bermudaOPEnglish
      7•9 months ago

      I want people to be nice, which is the foundational rule of the instance.

      I simply don’t think that this particular topic is helping people do that

        • bermudaOPEnglish
          6•9 months ago

          I’m not stupid. You’re referencing ostriches “burying their head in the sand,” typically used to mean somebody is willfully ignoring things. If you seriously think that’s what I’m trying to get across after all I’ve written about it, then I just cannot help you understand.