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My favorite Russian joke of 2012 was this: — Daddy, which camp they are taking us to? — I don't know, son, I am not interested in politics.
by SergeAx 4y ago
My favorite Russian joke of 2012 was this:
— Daddy, which camp they are taking us to?
— I don't know, son, I am not interested in politics.
- 49531 4y agoI can't tell if the joke is the man is foolish or wise for not being interested in politics.
- brabarossa 4y ago“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
- weard_beard 4y agoIf evil has already triumphed it is better to be the last to know.
- a_bonobo 4y agoThen again, there's a million evil things in my news-feed every day about which I can do precisely nothing, usually because they're in a different country. What does me knowing (in depressing detail!) about The Evil Thing I Have No Power About improve the situation in any way?
- danenania 4y agoI think it's valuable to have some baseline level of political knowledge and engagement, but there are definitely diminishing returns beyond that. Past a certain point, it seems to become a negative influence in most people's lives. But being completely apathetic about politics is a bit like not getting vaccinated for measles. It might work out ok for you, but it gets really dangerous when a majority of the population has that mindset.
- Arainach 4y agoIt makes you aware and prepared. Politics is not an island; tactics do not exist in isolation. As soon as one fascist proposes censoring school libraries in one state, others across the country look at the tactic and decide to stop it. It's much easier to proactively stop such things if you are aware of what to watch for.
- galangalalgol 4y ago"they say evil triumphs when good men do nothing, what they should say, is evil triumphs" --from a movie about a guy who just got released from prison im exchange for a sports celebrity.
- brookst 4y ago“The only people absolutely convicted that they are the good guys are the bad guys”
- ghostwriter 4y agoIt's one thing to be interested in politics, and a whole different story whether you can make a tiny bit of difference with the knowledge you get from spending time listening to all the politicians out there on a daily basis. Besides, most of the time the system is designed in a way that you have neither a say nor healthy representation of your political views in the elected government.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> the system is designed in a way that you have neither a say nor healthy representation America is the most powerful civilisation in the history of humanity. In almost every election, nonvoters could swing the outcome. On almost every issue, practically nobody reaches out to their representatives. Participation is hard. Many of us have more important matters to tend to. That’s fine. But don’t characterise participation as sour grapes.
- galangalalgol 4y agoI think the relevant quote is something like "people get the government they deserve" or "if you want to know who is to blame you have only to look in the mirror"
- waffletower 4y agoMore accurate would be: "people get the government they deserve" or "if you want to know one person to blame, you can squint really really hard and try to see yourself in that mirror 1/154millionth the size of your bathroom mirror."
- edflsafoiewq 4y agoDemocracy sure is a wonderful magic trick. None of the power but all of the blame.
- BuyMyBitcoins 4y agoBoth of those quotes seem glib to me. Short of rebellion or revolution, the government we get is simply the government we were born into.