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haele

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20. "pure independents" are people too self absorbed to stand for a position

Reply to Pototan (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 02:28 PM

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That doesn't immediately impact their situation or otherwise serve them.
When I'm feeling charitable, I call them people that are clinically depressed or too busy trying to survive to pay much attention to anything else.

But more and more, it's that I see "independents" are living in a personality reality bubble of entertainment / work / home and really don't want to be bothered with anything they don't personally interact with.
National policy? International policy? What does that have to do with the cost of their living?

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