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> [1] Politics > Politics (from Ancient Greek πολιτικά (politiká) 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions i
by lesuorac 1y ago
> [1] Politics
> Politics (from Ancient Greek πολιτικά (politiká) 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources.
I don't know how much more obvious I can make this for you. Bribery is political.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics
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- sapphicsnail 1y agoWord meanings evolve. Virtue literally means "manliness" in Classical Latin but only a pedantic dick would insist we use it in that sense. Polis and it's related words meant something different to the Greeks than they do to us.
- lesuorac 1y agoRight, "Politics" evolved from "affairs of the cities" to "the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources.".
- doubletwoyou 1y agoit’s the current meaning he’s reciting he’s just adding etymological context
- hekkle 1y agoWell akchooally the word man up until very recently meant human, so manliness, meant the state of being manly, AKA a human.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Bribery is political Bribery is political. But it's not taken to be a usual part of politics in the West. (Similar to how the Roman word for ambush was the same as their word for treason. Treason isn't taken to be a usual part of politics. Ambush, for them, not a usual part of warfare.) Basically, you're both right because what is and isn't political is itself a political question.
- rurban 1y agoPolitics (from the first Wikipedia pages) The word ‘politics’ is derived from the word ‘poly’ meaning ‘many’, and the word ‘ticks’ meaning ‘blood sucking parasites’ First at rec.humor.funny on October 11, 1992