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> "Not interested in politics" is an euphemism for clueless and easy to manipulate by those that are. Or a polite way of saying "I fundamentally disagree with
by mieseratte 7y ago
> "Not interested in politics" is an euphemism for clueless and easy to manipulate by those that are.
Or a polite way of saying "I fundamentally disagree with you but don't feel like getting into a debate at work, please leave me alone."
That there exists a vocal minority does not mean they are right. There exists vocal minorities calling for the dissolution of most of your most fundamental rights.
- scruple 7y ago> "I [snip] don't feel like getting into a debate [snip], please leave me alone." I do this for all manner of things, including political discussions at work. That other people don't hold this as a default position is astounding to me.
- blub 7y agoMy comment was posted on an article about Google, so it follows that it's connected to the minorities inside Google which were fighting against e.g. a censored search engine in China or military contracts. Notably absent on their list of demands was the dissolution of most of anyone's fundamental rights.