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View submission: Tuesday Check In: How's Everybody's Mental Health?
The guy I work near loves to play his conspiracy theory right wing YouTube videos out loud at his work station. I told him I'd buy him a pair of headphones but if I hear that shit again I'm cutting his speaker wires. I don't want to be this angry. I know channeling my frustration of national politics at this one person isn't reasonable. I have this tension in my chest that's just a constant feeling of dread and anger and frustration. I want to direct these negative feelings into something good but I don't feel like I have much good inside me right now.
I'm grateful for my people though. Thanks for asking.
Comment by [deleted] at 21/01/2025 at 20:26 UTC
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Coming from a former right-wing conspiracy theorist - if it makes you feel any better. Those ridiculous videos and theories are filling the listener with dread and despair.
The belief that “the left boogie man is coming to getcha” never makes any right wing conspirators at peace. Especially when parts of the conspiracy is found to be true. Dread fills that person. As much hatred as you may feel. Dude, they feel the same way toward the world.
The F.R. Ideology is “the world is ending”
Although it is true, it isn’t because some as small as a left politician.
Honestly, I had a far left wing gentleman in my kickboxing class. I invited him over to my house and dine with my wife and I.
He said yes, We buried the hatchet. And the door for friendship was there and politics doesn’t distort my view of him or his view of me. There is a mutual respect and care for one another. After I realized that, pffffft I stopped listening to garbage like far right junk. I tune out all politics. Because people are humans, ya know?
Doesn’t matter what they believe in.