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Went to a dinner last night and caught up with some friends. We talked a bit of politics for the first time in a while, and it really hit me how radical I must seem to them, though I genuinely don’t understand why.

It’s surreal how their opinions align almost word-for-word with what you’d read in corporate media.

"Oh, saving $100 million here and there is just a drop in the bucket for the US, it doesn’t even matter."

"The U.S. is such a mess. They have 18- to 20-year-olds working for DOGE. They have no experience in anything, and no one elected them."

"It’s crazy how fast fascism can take hold. They're defunding the government and gutting a bunch of regulations."

And these are people living in Alberta, the so-called Texas of Canada. Honestly, it makes me pretty bearish on Canada’s future.
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jtown 11mo ago

I feel this, definitely hard to listen to. Especially in a large group. The closer I am to them the more likely I would blatantly disagree. Otherwise just smile and talk about the superbowl lol

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Nic 11mo ago

I just ask questions, and sprinkle in some things here and there.

For example, when discussing the DOGE team, I said "I read today that one of the zoomers created an AI that can decipher burnt ancient scrolls. That's pretty awesome!"

It's true, makes them kinda look stupid for talking shit about these young people without knowing anything about them, and I'm not arguing them on their previous statements.