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Only in your belief system. Not mine and others.
by gedy 6y ago
Only in your belief system. Not mine and others.
- nerdponx 6y agoConsider that this might be a privileged perspective. Not everyone has the luxury of being able to carry out their lives regardless of what happens in politics.
- will4274 6y agoIn my experience, the people saying "the ability to not pay attention to politics is privilege" are typically privileged rich white women, not oppressed minorities - those people don't like talking about politics in knitting club. Just a sample size of one.
- nerdponx 6y agoAnd in my experience, it's trans people, DACA recipients, people with dark skin, and people who identify as queer.
- gedy 6y agoLikewise, not everyone has the privilege of dragging politics into every facet of their lives. Many people like me were bullied by groups when they were younger. And these supposed "anti-hate" mobs look an awful lot like those bullies.
- none_to_remain 6y agoPolitical involvement is dominated by the privileged
- flir 6y agoTo be honest, you sound like a flat earther. Reality isn't a belief system. Would your hypothetical knitting club allow all patterns? That's a political position. If not, would it allow a pattern with the word "VEGAN" baked into it? Yes or no, that's a political position too. There's no flow through that paragraph that doesn't end in making a political choice. You can't avoid politics, you can only pretend to.