How to Not Be an Asshole This Election Season

[SecularMotion]

There’s nothing like an election to bring the worst out in everybody. And this election is bringing out the worst of the worst from the deepest depths of seemingly everyone’s soul. If you haven’t lost at least one friend due to political differences this election season, well—you may want to check your contact list for people you haven’t heard from in a while. Chances are, they’re mad at you.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can make it through November with most of your relationships intact. All we have to do is try really hard to not be assholes. If you don’t consider yourself an asshole, you might be thinking, “Well, that’s not too hard for me—I’m not an asshole.” But the truth is, we’re allassholes under the right conditions.

You know how in Jurassic Park that Dennis Dude was just gonna cut the security system so he could steal the dinosaur embryos—but then there was a storm and all the other systems failed, and the backup didn’t work, and the dinosaurs all learned how to escape and started eating everybody? Well, the storm is this election, the candidates are all Dennis, and we are the dinosaurs clomping around biting each other’s heads off.

But I’m here to help with some simple tips to help you not be an asshole this election season. So, pause that angry Facebook comment, put down that simplistic Hillary meme, and read on!

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/how-not-be-asshole-election-season

[Jack Bone]

1. I'm just a regular Joe...

[northernsouthern]

2. Fairly nice read.

I though his no one will stop killing people overseas was a little to basic, since there is a big difference between starting a war and doing a few drone strikes or actions. I could not say if these would be taken, but I am saying even with some operations or joint operation with the UH is way different than actively invading a country or three. I laughed at the mansplaining, not even aware that occurs, if someone does not know about politics or care I don't want to try and convert them, no one likes a missionary. If I get asked a question I will answer, but usually only guys ask, most women I meet out here are far more political than me. I liked his meta joke in the privileged line, and his don't tell people they have to vote was the best part. The depressing thing was the comments below it where a few Bernie supporters where like, "vote for Bernie". Come on posters or fake bots not cool, it was written by a pro Bernie guy.

[blm]

3. heheh…THANK YOU for sharing this….

I've been having trouble recognizing DU these days.

[nemo137]

4. Man, only 3 replies to this

While the examples of how to be an asshole flood DU and Facebook.