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But everything is already political? They're saying that _this_ specific person should have a more explicitly political stance, and not taking one is a politica
by mitjak 9y ago
But everything is already political? They're saying that _this_ specific person should have a more explicitly political stance, and not taking one is a political stance still.
- stfu 9y ago58.9% of Americans voted last election. Has the Guardian already lost that much touch with reality to accept that those 41.1% of the population exist who don't care about their outrage theater?
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- mitjak 9y agoAmerica is not the world but that's not even the point. You're claiming they're politicizing the world. Election numbers don't represent willingness to make something political or whether it is. Not voting is a political decision.
- stfu 9y agoI am only talking about the US situation here and treating the situation as if the Guardian were a US publication. That whole 'foreign media trying to meddle with US politics' narrative has reached an ironical meme status that is not worth arguing over any more.
- m00g00 9y ago"Everyone is jumping off cliffs therefore so should you" This is nothing but grade-school peer pressure coming from adults and supposedly legitimate news organizations.