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They may not care about the politics, but if the politics is what contributes to the economy / shortages / difficulty in getting things like food... then the po
by its_ethan 2y ago
They may not care about the politics, but if the politics is what contributes to the economy / shortages / difficulty in getting things like food... then the politics matter, regardless of if any given citizen is consciously aware of it.
And as a reciprocal anecdote, I have family that grew up behind the iron curtain - and they were very much aware of and knew the importance of the governments politics
- kjkjadksj 2y agoWhat can you do if you are effectively disenfranchised though? Either keep on keeping on or die in bloody revolution where there’s no certainty its not just a different oligarchy at the top when the dust settles. Even the US suffers from this to an extent. Who the president is matters most for the people who make a lot of money from government contracts than you or I who broadly lead the same lives every presidency.