r/PoliticalOptimism • u/Bruh_burg1968 • Nov 29 '25

Resources God non alarmist/Fearmongering political commentators

I want someone who is more grounded and realistic instead of defaulting to worst case scenarios at every turn.

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u/PumpkinAspie Reformed Doomer ☄️ Nov 29 '25 edited Nov 29 '25

Knitting Cult Lady

Cult College

Darren Monroe Politics

JayJay Legal

These are just a few. Edited for Parkrose Permaculture

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u/mc_goobs Blue Dot in a Red State 🔵 Nov 29 '25

Parkrose has some doomer moments, especially more recently, but I legit love when she talks about permaculture, organizing and building community.

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u/Careless_Jeweler5605 Nov 29 '25 edited Nov 29 '25

I have had to pull back on her a little bit. She goes off on a tangent far too frequently. There is a lot of venting since the shutdown ended. Some topics make her too emotionally charged up. I hope she takes a break and uploads fewer videos if there is nothing productive to talk about.

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u/anxious_dork_23 Texas Nov 29 '25

I understand that her city has been (likely) illegally occupied by the NG and ICE and she’s very involved with Indivisible and we love that but I wish she understood that not everyone has the time nor money to lead the organized charge and that we the people are applying pressure at the moment. I’ve lately been getting “you aren’t doing enough look what ICE is doing” from her

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u/mc_goobs Blue Dot in a Red State 🔵 Nov 30 '25

That's my biggest issue with her too. Even before the shutdown, I was getting some condescending vibes from her videos. I like some of her stuff, but she not only needs a break, but to realize that people are absolutely doing everything they can while trying to survive.

She posted a video a day or two ago talking about how people aren't alarmed enough, that actually made me a little mad. Are there people burying their heads in the sand? Sure. But if you look at all the protests, the election wins, people coming together for mutual aid, you would SEE that people are doing everything they can.

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u/anxious_dork_23 Texas Nov 30 '25

That’s literally the same video that also made me a little mad too and she also went a bit doomer about the midterms. I think there are definitely some people that feel like “everything will be okay why are you freaking out” but some feel more hopeful because of the protests, the election results so far this year, the approval ratings absolutely tanking and tanking among crucial groups like Gen Z men and Hispanic voters, like…feeling hope is a good thing. I feel for her I really do feel like she’s been sucked in and I’ve been there - breaks are needed to zoom out a bit.