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And here comes the view of someone that is interested in politics and is reminded daily of how politics makes everyone's lives worse than necessary: I wish my
by bipson 9y ago
And here comes the view of someone that is interested in politics and is reminded daily of how politics makes everyone's lives worse than necessary:
I wish my coworkers (and my fellow citizens for that matter) would be interested in politics just a little more, so they would realize what is happening around them, and know what they are talking about whenever they touch politics and legislature. My opinion is gradually becoming a minority view all over Europe, with people fleeing to either extreme.
The thing is: We were once "politically uneducated" here in Europe. It made the "third Reich" as a mass phenomenon possible, because a lot of people joined this movement blindly and with enthusiasm and did not realize where this train was heading until it was way too late (and they were completely delusional).
When the allies took over they tried to make sure we would be and stay politically educated, so this would never happen again (spoiler: it did not work). How ironic that America is spearheading the movement to normalize extreme views.
- seattle_spring 9y agoDo you think that circlejerking about the latest headlines every single day constitutes as being "politically educated?" Watching a bunch of people get mad every single day does nothing to further my, or anyone else's, political education.
- ihattendorf 9y agoI think everyone should be interested in politics, but that doesn't mean I want to talk politics every day for an hour during my lunch with coworkers. There's more happening in the world than politics. I think that's what the parent is getting at. That also doesn't mean I think there should be a law against it.