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It's like Rush says in Free Will, "If you choose not to decide, You still have made a choice".
by shard 6y ago
It's like Rush says in Free Will, "If you choose not to decide, You still have made a choice".
- mehrdadn 6y agoTaking that logic at face value, it would mean "if you choose not to take a political stance, then you still have made a choice". Okay, so you've chosen not to make a decision. Yet I don't see how having made the choice implies you've still made a decision ("you have still taken a political stance"). If anything it seems like you just argued against the point?
- randallsquared 6y agoChoosing not to restrict what political things people can say (or to whom) is definitely a political choice. In many contexts today in 2020, choosing to allow others to speak about their opinions without restriction or opposition is seen as, not only a political choice, but an active attack.
- shard 6y agoIf you choose not to decide on a political stance, you have chosen to accept the current political climate as it is.
- luckylion 6y agoWhat is the current political climate? And is it static, will it not change? Is providing food in supermarkets without political background checks "a political choice"? If so, then everything, including picking your nose with your left or right hand, is a political choice and the term "political choice" becomes utterly meaningless.
- shard 6y agoThe current political climate is the policies enacted by politicians and the populace's reactions to it. It is not static, and it changes with the politicans in power, the laws in effect, and the political mood of the populace.
- adamsea 6y agoThis is an extreme example. But. Imagine someone knocks on your door and says “please help, the secret police are after me.” You don’t help, but you don’t report them to the secret police either. That is a choice.
- waterhouse 6y agoIt's a lot like, "If you're not with me, then you're my enemy."