How do I keep up with politics?

[CastletonSnob]

I want to follow politics, but I didn't pay attention to politics until 2016, and even then, I only read r/politics comments sections. I'm worried I'm too far behind to follow politics, and I might not be smart enough to understand them. There are so many news sources that I wouldn't even know where to start.

Any advice?

[Uaarkson]

Don’t do it bro. Take the blue pill 

[Subzwari1987]

3 minutes ago, Uaarkson said:

Don’t do it bro. Take the blue pill 

Or take the red pill and “divorce” yourself from women. 

[Uaarkson]

Just now, Subzwari1987 said:

Or take the red pill and “divorce” yourself from women. 

 

Sorry bud I’m from the generation of people who still actually remember seeing The Matrix when it came out 

[Anathema-]

Same way you eat an elephant.

[Ominous]

Sometimes I think this is the best way

[Subzwari1987]

9 minutes ago, Uaarkson said:

 

Sorry bud I’m from the generation of people who still actually remember seeing The Matrix when it came out 

Unfortunately the idiots who came up with that redpill movement did too. 

[Reputator]

I think Chris Evans actually set up a website to help people do just that but I never looked at it.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Just know this and you’ll save yourself a lot of time:

conservatives are always bad and wrong and you don’t “have to give them credit” for a goddamn thing

[unogueen]

conservatives have long outlived their usefulness, by A LOT.

[brucoe]

I'd recommend reading through the articles that get posted here. I know people like to snark on everyone else here, but the people who post here are pretty damn good at keeping up on international news without spinning it to be indecipherable. It used to be a lot harder to filter through the information back when it was a part of IGN, but since those days, it's much easier to follow the news on here. After a while, you get good at recognizing when people are pulling your chain so that much of the information you receive from here is pretty good at keeping up on topics.

 

This is coming from someone with a doctorate in political science who deals with people every day who are clueless (in the university system) about politics but think they are experts because they read a book once or watched a documentary.

[CitizenVectron]

31 minutes ago, brucoe said:

I'd recommend reading through the articles that get posted here. I know people like to snark on everyone else here, but the people who post here are pretty damn good at keeping up on international news without spinning it to be indecipherable. It used to be a lot harder to filter through the information back when it was a part of IGN, but since those days, it's much easier to follow the news on here. After a while, you get good at recognizing when people are pulling your chain so that much of the information you receive from here is pretty good at keeping up on topics.

 

This is coming from someone with a doctorate in political science who deals with people every day who are clueless (in the university system) about politics but think they are experts because they read a book once or watched a documentary.

 

If everyone got their news/discussion from the CEB then the world would be a better place. I credit this place for being a formative part of my adult beliefs and outlook on the world.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

13 minutes ago, brucoe said:

but think they are experts because they read a book once or watched a documentary.

[Spork3245]

15 hours ago, Ominous said:

Sometimes I think this is the best way

 

Old fashioned way is still good too: 

[johnny]

yeah this board is a good place to get some important news

 

if you want more there’s probably a decent news subreddit somewhere on reddit 

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

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