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It's a good question. Angry democrats in particular are wasting their time and energy thinking that if the scream loud enough and stomp their feet long enough, Trump is going to be impeached.
Ain't happening, and their time would be better served doing something else.
Impeachment proceeding aren't really the topic, but whether the impeachment makes it through the Senate (unlikely), he needs to be held accountable for his actions. No man is above the law. Precedents are being set for future generations for what these politicians are able to get away with.
Lack of control itself can spark so much anger. Anger is often the go-to emotion when some feel things aren't going their way and there's nothing they can do about it.
So why do they participate in online rants with other angry people?
I have a client that is in a constant state of anger, and any time he sees me, starts ranting about something he saw on the news. His blood pressure is in the 155/110 range. I have commented to him more than once that his obsession with this is not only a non-productive use of his time, but it's also detrimental to his health. I have encouraged him to read the serenity prayer, explaining that it makes more sense to live his life by these principles. I'm including it in this post for those that haven't heard it....
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
I told him he seems to have a hard time really understanding the final line as he does not seem to comprehend the difference between focusing on things he has control over and not focusing on things he has no control over.
Another friend of mine in the tech industry commented that roughly 80% of the things in life, we have no control over and 20% we do. And yet, most people focus on the 80%.
So I'm curious, why do some of you (especially the posters that spend hours on in, on forums like this) spend so much time over things that you really have no control over.
From a political sense, you have one opportunity to make a change regarding the Presidency (and that is every 4 years in November). The 2016 election has been over for 3 years. 2020 is another election. Perhaps a better way to go about it would be to exercise your right to vote when the time comes. After that, it's out of your hands and complaining is not going to change anything.
Futility demands an equal and opposite response
The greater the sense of powerlessness—the greater the desire to fill the void with response
There are better ways to use that energy but most people only want to vent — not work at positive possibles
Yes there is the entertainment factor and the debate keeps my wits sharp. As far as this stuff effecting my day to day "real life" however my philosophy is that "this isn't my world, I'm just along for the ride". I like the good debate but when "my side" loses an election I don't become unhinged like so many do. The sun will rise for another day.
People who cannot accept that they are not entitled to win every election are hellbent on tearing this country apart to get what they want and it isn't healthy. Impotent rage and determination leads to violence so people can give their frustrations a physical element that they think cannot be ignored.
Things I have control over I don't need to discuss.
I like talking politics because it allows an exchange of ideas, sometimes you learn new stuff, sometimes you see a different perspective and venting. If I can't control an issue, being able to express my frustration is a good thing for me.
We all approach life differently. We all have different things we rant/rage about.
Some folks complain about how other folks deal with life, some of us shrug and say -- meh that's how they live.
When I first moved to the USA I had some really great discussions with folks on guns/gun control that changed the way I looked at it. Sometimes you look at things differently when someone can present a reasonable perspective that is different.
So why come to a message board with 'politics' as the main topic if you don't want to see folks talk politics - -for whatever reason they choose? LOL.
Outstanding post/points. Forums like this allow you to ventilate. It also helps to see others might actually share our point of view. And you might even learn a thing or two - or gain insight that you wouldn't otherwise have had. As far as the FB comment, I have the same issue- I don't put anything on FB political.
The problem here, is that’s all they do is vent. They don’t want to learn and they don’t care about solutions. They just want to spout partisan opinions and think they are right. It’s a bad exercise and i doubt it’s healthy. If you can’t talk politics around the people you know you’re doing it wrong, or you are just a bad person that isn’t interested in the good of the people. We have too many “do for me and me only” on this board.
Voting for change is easy.
Knowing that people are out there that want the country back in the 1950s, that we can’t control. It’s a shame it exists 70 years later though.
The problem here, is that’s all they do is vent. They don’t want to learn and they don’t care about solutions. They just want to spout partisan opinions and think they are right. It’s a bad exercise and i doubt it’s healthy. If you can’t talk politics around the people you know you’re doing it wrong, or you are just a bad person that isn’t interested in the good of the people. We have too many “do for me and me only” on this board.
Voting for change is easy.
Knowing that people are out there that want the country back in the 1950s, that we can’t control. It’s a shame it exists 70 years later though.
"Doing it wrong" meaning having the wrong opinion in too many cases. When people start calling anyone who disagrees with them a racist, there's no discussion to be had. My political discussions amount to saying "a pox on both houses" and refusing to elaborate more. The few people I disagree with who have tried to get political have said enough for me to know any disagreement will not be taken in a rational manner. That isn't me doing it wrong, that's them being unhinged. One guy I get along very well with started his attempted conversation off with the statement that "haters and fascists need to have their heads bashed in". A normally well mannered guy at that. I just gave him the old "I'm just along for the ride" bit and changed the subject. He wasn't going to hear anything I had to say.
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