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I found this tidbit from the interview interesting: > I’m an independent person; I’m apolitical. We want to unify India. I've started noticing more in the wor
by caseyross 6y ago
I found this tidbit from the interview interesting:
> I’m an independent person; I’m apolitical. We want to unify India.
I've started noticing more in the world how sometimes, people promote their stances as "apolitical", "independent", or somehow outside of politics. This has the powerful effect of implying that those stances are natural and un-opposable.
- webmobdev 6y agoThis is a mass migration of political thoughts, and its supporters, to another platform (especially of those in power currently) - you can bet they thoroughly vetted the platform owners before opting for it. To be blunt, the platform owner is one of "them".
- wahern 6y agoIt's a timeless, perhaps even instinctive, rhetorical formula. If you want to advocate some policy or cause you first establish your independence to imply non-biased consideration. If you want to criticize some policy or group you first establish that you were previously an advocate of that policy or group, or currently still are part of that group, implying that the criticism is so undeniable that even someone predisposed to bias and self-interest can't reject it. We all do this. For example, "I actually like Rust and use it daily, BUT...."