The #politics hashtag on Steemit is filled with some of the most receptive people I've met on social media in the realm of politics. Receptive to discussing topics they know more or less about than the poster. Or more open to disagreement and civilized debate than found elsewhere. I've found a bit of a home there. For like-minds, Steemit is filled with libertarians. This is how I found my way here in the first place.
The space can be draining sometimes, which is expected with the topics covered. What I began searching for in people to follow to even out the scales heavily weighed towards dense reads and news about drone strikes, was some humor. I find 1 or 2 every couple weeks that consistently post some funny. I've been in this political game since 2003, and I miss the trolling to be honest. I need a fix sometimes, without wandering over to Twitter or Facebook.
Libertymemes hasn't been officially banned from Facebook yet so I don't think they have made their way over to Steemit yet, but the users I find scrolling through the "new" section are gold. For example, today I came across @pgveer. He posts the conservative or liberal "nonsense of the day", and from what I've seen so far, his posts will be a welcomed sight on my timeline when I'm stuck at the 9-5 or looking for a break from the 30th straight article on Turkish-Kurdish relations.
If anyone is or has any political satirists/cartoonists/trolls/wise-asses, through them my way. I look at the circus of politics with a large dose of dark humor, which 15 years and two Ron Paul campaigns will do to anyone.
DISCLAIMER: I use the term "troll" with the highest of compliments.
This post is part of the Dolphin Bootcamp I am participating in for the next ten days run by @markrmorrisjr. Great idea to build your community here on Steemit!
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