politicsTOO lefties keep coming over here to start something, when they decided to split off on their own in the first place!

and then some from this stream would go over to that stream to troll them in their safe space,and you are complaining that some from that stream are coming over here to troll THIS stream.

am I engaging with 12 year olds?
is that it?
because I really do not get this back and forth AT ALL.
maybe I am just old and don't get the plot,but have an upvote and a hug.

don't let those dirty lefties get to ya.

I understand. The situation is beyond crazy.
I don't need a safe space, but I also don't want to deal with people that are so deranged over HRC losing in 2016 that they attack conservatives at every opportunity. They don't even attack in an intelligent manner--it's all insults and harassment.
Originally, IMGFLIP didn't have streams, just "hot" and "latest". Then some people complained that they had to scroll past political memes. The memes they complained about were usually supportive of the president, so it was basically lefties w/TDS that were complaining. IMGFLIP decided to implement streams, with "politics" as one of them, and stopped allowing political memes to be posted anywhere else (e.g. can't post in "fun", which is the most popular stream, even if the political meme is humorous). This allowed the downvote trolls to narrow their focus on conservative memers and downvote their memes into oblivion, start flamewars, and harass them to the point that the conservatives decided turnabout was fair play. So of course, it's devolved into a massive clusterf**k. The thing is, lefties just can't meme. They end up losing the flamewars and they resent it.
Then the lefty trolls decided to set up politicsTOO because for some reason they thought the politics stream was dedicated to Trump supporters (when it's not, it's open to everyone). They must've circle-jerked each other to the point that they are bored in their echo-chamber and decided to come back to the politics stream and start some shit again. They're probably emboldened by the impeachment clusterf**k in DC.
There's a newb (that's a Kylie Minogue fan) that has expressed the desire to destroy the "safe space for Trumpees" of the politics stream (what a laugh, it was never a safe space). Basically stalking me already, too. This person has been asked why they don't go to the politicsTOO stream since it's more their style and the excuse is that they are too new, and they'd rather mess with conservatives in the politics stream anyway. That's the meaning of the meme I posted and it seems to be a common attitude among the politicsTOO crowd.
It does become exhausting when you post a meme trying to make a statement, only to have it shit all over by trolls who don't really argue any valid points, but just insult you and downvote your meme back into submitted status, stifling your free speech.
Sorry this was so long.

hwoever,while memes can be very layered,and loaded with subtext,they also tend to be the lowest form of interaction between disparate views.

and this sites comment section is far too limited and clunky to truly express nuanced views and thoughts.
so it is no surprise it is a haven for sniping and trolling.

I take people at face value,and tend to engage with the tone that is presented.
but I have been here a year,and have yet to reveal my politics.
people assume,but they are usually wrong.

I come here to slap muppets and reactionaries around,because it is the only proper response to their inane posturing.
but I have met many decent folk here,who I enjoy engaging with,even though I may disagree.
those are the people worth your time.
not the insecure trolls seeking validation.

so don't sweat em miss Christine.you owe them nothing.
most of all any amount of attention.

Thanks enoch, you're definitely one of the decent folk :)

Here's a sample:
imgflip.com/i/3ijrtq#com3812711

what sometimes appears as disagreement is actually a basic misunderstanding predicated on our own presumptions.

the question is not IF we disagree,but WHY we disagree.
too many people are so invested in being "right" that they miss out on the most important factor in any engagement:to understand the other person.

I usually find that the disagreement is not an absolute,but by a factor of degrees.
we rarely,if at all,disagree wholeheartedly,but rather by certain degrees.

and the only way to get to that place is to actually talk with one another.
I am confident both you and kylie will work out your differences.

"too many people are so invested in being "right" that they miss out on the most important factor in any engagement:to understand the other person."
"and the only way to get to that place is to actually talk with one another."
You're absolutely correct. Hopefully we'll get to the point soon where everyone is WILLING talk to each other instead of attacking.
Although, I do enjoy triggering trolls. Sort of a guilty pleasure, lol.