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I think it's even worse than you say. By avoiding politics you tacitly endorse the status quo. You can't opt out - everyone's speech and actions affect the poli

• tyri_kai_psomi 7y ago
  > By avoiding politics you tacitly endorse the status quo. A statement wrong on so many levels. Good grief, we really need to start emphasizing philosophy again in our society. > no matter how much you would rather pretend that you are above it. And a very wrong assumption that people who would rather not engage in politics, or at least public displays of political affiliation somehow must all think they are "above" it. I usually have a word to describe people who tend to think along these lines: young.
  • leftyted 7y ago
    > I usually have a word to describe people who tend to think along these lines: young. "Ask the young. They know everything."
  • claudiawerner 7y ago
    >A statement wrong on so many levels. Good grief, we really need to start emphasizing philosophy again in our society. Ironically, many philosophers, from Rousseau to Marx to Marcuse would probably agree at least somewhat with what GP said. It's trivial - think of any "radical" philosopher (and they are usually the ones who drive change) and then I will agree with you - we need to emphasize philosophy, just not in the way you were thinking.
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