Can't Ignore Politics
Debate on whether people can disengage from or avoid politics, with core arguments asserting that politics inevitably affects everyone regardless of personal interest.
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You may not care about politics, but politics cares about you.
Not everyone is interested in politics.
Some people don't have the ability to not be concerned with politics.
You might not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.
People are "tired of politics" until it affects something they care about.
"Politics doesn't affect me" is unfortunately not true these days.
Fucking everything is political!I am sure HNers have no problem discussing politics where it directly effected them - that's news. But where it effects others 'that's just politics'.This is relevant because it is related to your / our actions. It is relevant because these 'bad' things are actually related. There was a time when we in the western world could claim ignorance.And the reason he gets under your nose is he is a self described polemicist.
I understand what you're saying and appreciate it. However, politics is attached to every single thing in life. That's just the way it is. I don't often say anything political, but I just did this time, for whatever reason struck me at the time.
You may not be interested in politics, but I assure you, politics is interested in you.
This isn't surprising. If you don't much care about other people, then politics just won't seem worth it. Even if your side wins completely, your personal gains will be pretty small. And conflict isn't fun. Just read the flurry of articles that will be coming out this week about politics and Thanksgiving dinner. The easy, comfortable position is "why can't we all just get along?" And that's the one you'll take if you're only concerned about your