I do when I can

sadly though...it's an unpopular opinion and can at times negatively affect jobs/etc

so...it has to be done in the "correct" way

not sure it's an unpopular one, it's just not a politcally correct one

thankfully i am not a politician

it's not a mainstream one

who's mainstream?

if the mainstream isn't the popular opinion is it really the mainstream?

I think it can be brought up in conversation...but in some cases...unless it is brought up in a certain way...the people you are talking to will only hear the talking points they hear on X show

some people are unreasonable, that's nothing new.

do you really have conversations with those people?

"mainstream" news has a way of making extreme views seem less extreme to people that don't spend time online/research things for themselves

I do

I don't. Not in person.

and generally we agree in the end

online all the time.

in person

it's kinda weird.

online....it never appears to get to that point

it's not necessarily something I bring up

i think people online are more interested in winning, in person there is no audience to win.

but if someone else brings up something that they heard on the news that pisses them off

if I'm familiar with the story and know a different side...I will add my input

and generally, depending on the topic, make them understand what seems to really be going on

true

people online will often not listen and just regurgitate talking points so that other people "like" what they say. In person, they can actually listen

unless that in person part happens at stuff like rally's

but...I've never gone to them

Sure.

Back to my main point though...I'm curious whether that is having a huge affect on how people are reacting to stuff. Media plays up the fear aspect. Fox plays up the fear for illegal immigrants/socialism/etc, and left wing media plays up the stream of buzzwords (and tagging all conservatives/dissenters with them)

meanwhile the majority of people under a center age are hopped up on drugs that keep them "focused" but anxious for reasons they don't fully understand

Which is having a huge affect? The drugs? The media playing things up?

the drugs

Oh, most likely.

not knocking all drugs either

I mean, the shit fucks with your brain and they don't even really know how it will affect the person they are giving it to...

"iphone is too big for the average female"

news flash, smart phones in general are too big for the average hand, but you basic white bitches kept buying them. so since when have you given a shit?

just curious how it's impacting

agreedf

and their solution is often more drugs

Haven't looked into it, but aren't a ton of violent acts, mass shootings in particular, associated with these prescribed drugs?