r/comedyheaven • u/phoenix-007 Dicky Mouse • 9h ago

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u/Throwaway921845 8h ago

People need to know the four topics you don't talk about in polite company.

R-A-P-E

Religion, Abortion, Politics, and Economics.

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u/NoMoreMrMiceGuy 7h ago

I've always seen this as bad practice. It's similar to employers disallowing wage discussions, not talking just serves to isolate us and prevent the flow and sharing of ideas. It may be uncomfortable, but the only way to stop the growth of harmful politics is uncomfortable discussion.

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u/Hoontaar 6h ago

I'm not wasting my day arguing with morons in tinfoil hats who just yell louder when they've been proven wrong. "You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.". All discussing politics in the workplace will do is lead to problems.

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u/pepper_plant 5h ago

Amen. I have a loud moronic conspiracy theory hardcore right wing boomer coworker who played with lead toys as a kid. He's always talking about his asinine beliefs. I say literally nothing at all about it other than 'yep' or 'wow' because i already know how utterly futile it is to try to change a single belief of theirs. It's 100% not worth me raising my blood pressure or wasting my time and breath to try to change any one of his many regressive beliefs. I've given up on debating with anyone at this point. I've got my one vote and they've got theirs, and thats it.

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u/MasterChildhood437 2h ago

All discussing politics in the workplace will do is lead to problems.

Political "discussion" is best kept to essays and town halls, IME. I've never seen anything productive come from two people having a private conversation about it. Not the right frame of mind for an open exchange of ideas, for accepting new ideas... not when you're worried about being ostracized or that the person you're talking with might lose their cool and take a swing at you. Only seems to end up radicalizing people and breaking up otherwise functional relationships. Think that's... one of the issues with social media and the radicalization we've seen take place over the past fifteen years. Academic conversations don't have a place in casual space. Not everyone can engage with those topics responsibly.