> People who see everything through a political lens want to make everything political, because that’s how they gain power. Right- power over others seems to b

> People who see everything through a political lens want to make everything political, because that’s how they gain power. Right- power over others seems to be the primary motivation for bringing up modern politics. I think it would probably be fine to have a classical political debate absent power dynamics at work - say discussing the relative merits of increased government spending vs tax reduction. But that's not the politics people mean now, it's all in-group signaling and getting people to submit.