"I'm not a Democrat or Republican, a liberal or a conservative I think for myself!"

carry

i self-identify, rightly or wrongly, as the third

self-identification is a matter best left to each self, but my outsider perception is that you find effective ways to involve yourself in the discourse on ilx and I appreciate those efforts.

actually most real discourse takes place outside it.

― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check

yeah but i'm not a true scotsman so i'm not qualified for real discourse

sarcasm aside, i find engaging in any sort of political discourse in a kind, respectful, and healthy manner to be really fucking difficult, particularly since much of the discourse i am exposed to seems to my inexpert opinion to have unhealthy and self-defeating tendencies.

it's all a meta-conversation with me, actually talking about the issues isn't even an option for me at this point, it's just figuring out how to get back to the fucking table. that's diplomacy, it's like playing fucking Risk, every game of Risk I was ever involved in ended in a physical altercation.