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If someone claims to be apolitical, they just don’t want to talk about it with you; even if they agree with you.
Even in the army, when we were supposed to present as apolitical, we still voted, which means we needed to consider and learn and understand. We just didn’t talk about it at work or socially.
It’s fucking absurd that we’ve let our country run so very far from reflecting the people’s will that we can’t even talk to each other about the thing we’re all supposed to do to supposedly continue selecting that representation.
Politics has just always been such a no-no topic at work, it’s no wonder we can’t organize any sort of real labor movement now.
I think it’s even worse in the MAGA era.
I’m not sure if you expanded over broader society, but people of public institutions not making (public/visible) political remarks has good reasons: As representatives of the public institutions which are supposed to serve all citizens it’s important they are seen and trusted to be neutral and serving the state, the public, everyone.
If public servants talk one way or the other, others may lose trust.
Obviously, right now people are losing trust, and for good reasons, for other reasons and prevalence.
we still voted, which means we needed to consider and learn and understand…
I feel like that particular voting strategy is long dead in the U.S. and Canada. Knowledge?! Who needs it?!
Mr Plato, you’ve got yourself a deal!
It’s a myth, unless you literally lack the brainpower to have an opinion, you can’t be apolitical. What you really are, is willfully ignorant of politics, and too cowed to stand against (or with I guess) the literal nazis currently running the country.
Assuming US or similar, they’re dumber than the MAGA cultists at this point, or are MAGA themselves but ashamed to admit it.
Distancing from politics is a political act.
Being embedded in a society formed by politics, they become beneficiary and victim to what others decide.
I can empathize and understand why one would be apolitical. Some things need activism and political involvement, though. Investing the minimum is not that hard - if you at least know your sources. If they’re aware of being a beneficiary and there’s no immediate need for activism, I’m find with their political decision to be apolitical. If they ignore (glaring) issues, I may be a bit disappointed or sad.
I mean im in the us and we have often masked, often unmarked, paramilitary draggin people off the streets in a way that seems to be geared toward as much property and health damage as possible and executing people every so often for good measure. The bill of rights is being ignored which is basically a list of things happening to cause the revolutionary war that they put in there to say these can never happen. Being apolitical 50, 25, heck even 10 years ago was one thing but you have to be a fool to not speak out at this point.
To each their own.
They’re often conservatives who don’t have the balls to admit it.
They’re cowards.
They can’t be bothered to expend the mental effort at understanding the issues and then be placed in a position to do something about it, like vote. Big chance they’re libertarian or closeted conservative, they don’t want to do anything for anyone.
They have shit for brains.
Wizo is right.
If you’re not part of the solution…
Government is inevitable.
Apolitical people just want to avoid conflict.
Cowards living in denial.
More likely people will really fucked up opinions who know how others will respond if they hear.
Literally an impossible position. Every facet of your day to day life is the result of politics. They may be ignorant of politics. They may hate politics. But they were born into a political world, and so they are a part of politics.
The only way you can escape politics is if you’re literally the only person on a planet.
It’s naive at best, but either willful ignorance or poorly reasoned resistance at worst. You can’t change things by not participating.
And pretending you have any high ground, when you don’t vote because of a singular issue being a problem, is foolish to the extreme.
Some people think they will improve things by not participating because the candidates don’t line up perfectly with their principals. All you get then is the direction others pick for you. You’ve solved nothing, but potentially made things worse.
There is no upside to not participating if you are seeking to improve things. If you are a shitty person and fear other people because of melanated reasons, by all means, allow other more reasonable people handle the voting. But otherwise, look at all the issues and vote for the one that does the most good or the least damage.
