In today's world, being 'Apolitical' isn't an option
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being non-political means you're fine with the way government is working currently and is an inherently conservative position
Wow. Deeply upset that I couldn't parse / conclude this myself.
I believe many people know the political system is a joke and both sides play ball for each other and stoking the war machine. They're all bought out and lobbied and will not pass legislation against the corporations ruining the planet and the public health. And so, what is t...
Yea, a lot of people don't get this. Even centrists don't understand that they are also inherently conservative.
The worst is when they hold values that completely contradict the way they vote because they can't be bothered to learn. Glad you think gay people should be able to get married. Why the fuck don't you vote that way??
Ugh, I felt that deep down in my Oklahoman soul. We’re a deep red state if you look at the politicians we elect, but light-to-medium blue if you look at the outcomes of ballot initiatives. It’s maddening.
“Im not a bad person. I’m all for gay rights, even if it is sinful…but the brown immigrants have to go”. -My Aunt (not verbatim but we can all put puzzles together)
Exactly. “I’m not into politics” usually just means the consequences haven’t hit you hard enough yet
Or much more commonly in my experience, they have an inability to associate the everyday consequences of a political system that is ingrained into every aspect of our lives with politics. I know way too many people from working shitty day labor jobs who "aren't political" or "...
Or they just don’t want to discuss it with you because their opinions are different from yours and you are in a line at a coffee shop or on their way into a grocery store.
It usually means they're fascist, in this context. Young ladies understand. When they ask their date who he voted for and he says "I'm not political" they know it means he is MAGA.
No comments. How brave. Class struggle unionism needs to make a comeback fast. Also, join the Iww if you haven’t. The dues are cheap and at least you can say you did something when your kid ask what you did to stop this madness
What is lww
“Throwing your vote away” for a third party that actually stands for what you believe in is way more patriotic than not voting at all.
Standing for something is fine. Pretending everyone has to perform their politics 24/7 to prove they “care” is just another form of internet virtue theater
Holy shit, a nuanced opinion? On Reddit? I would give you an award if I were willing to give Reddit money.
This post isn't directed at people who stand for something but they don't signal about it. It's a post about people who genuinely don't think or want talk about politics at *all*, in part because they have 0 interest or opinions.
Everybody I know who describes themselves as “apolitical” is just maga and is just trying to avoid the label
I used to say I was apolitical when I was younger and definitely already left leaning but without the spine to say it
I identify as apolitical and anti-Maga. There isn't a politician out there that wouldn't sell my mom for 2 ⅗ more votes, but pedos are monsters. So I'll keep pushing for the 3rd Continental Congress. Until that happens, the rest is home team cheering.
As someone who practices sociology and psychology, here's my take. Now when you hear someone is apolitical, people who belive this assumes that someone is unequivocally uncaring. The fallacy is assuming malice over ignorance. Now I get that side of this—it's really fucking imp...
ITT those people are afraid of losing everything they have worked for. The way I see it, if you are not willing to stand up for what you believe in, that stuff is worthless.
You just have no option, you have to care about politics even if you hate it. This was ne realising that about 10 years ago
Maybe a political is not possible but I do think pre-political can work based on theories of Anarchist mutual aid and Elinor Ostrom and spiritual social organization. But maybe im just seeking something beyond the way we operate with and inside politics and perfomative insti...
When neither side has a spine or stands for anything what do you want me to do
Make your own decisions about what you stand for?
Have a spine and stand for something. Write letters, find people who you can stand with , maybe even run for local office yourself.
I feel like most people want other people to "stand up for something" until it's something they don't agree with.
This is exactly it. This entire thread is "You are either on MY side or the wrong side". There's no honest discourse to be had. People who are "apolitical" just want to avoid those nutjobs. Not everyone has in-depth knowledge of every single thing happening in the world. My k...
Some of the «not into politics» I’ve met, is just really tired of the bullshit coming from politicians. Rape and murder on epstein island, killing civilians because of colour/beliefs/political stance, kidnapping and deporting to concentration camps, inflation, going to war a...
Lol, those who participate in politics actually believe their vote matters. Open your eyes, it doesn't. I know hard truth to accept but maybe one day..
Man people can have whatever interests they want. This whole thing has big evangelical energy of "You are on the side of evil if you aren't with me".
The people I know who are apolitical actually don’t have strong opinions on those other things either.
That's me. I don't care about celebrities, athletes, how anyone does whatever they want to do, any of that nonsense. I used to care, until I realized it's all rigged and BS. Sorry, I don't believe my 1 vote in millions matters. Right wing, left wing, they're both attached ...
The only "non-political" adults in America are either intellectually disabled or embarrassed conservatives.
Aaron Burr a** motherfuckers
"If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?".
I am not apolitical, and I hold strong opinions, but I just find a lot of you to be sorta insufferable to talk to when it comes to politics. The people in your life who say they don't want to talk politics probably are just sick of hearing you lecture them about whatever headl...
Some people are genuinely apolitical. A lot of the time though, saying "im apolitical". Just means "i dont want to talk politics *with you*".... Do redditors not pick up on that?
I'm not apolitical, I just hold my political opinions private.
I'm sorry, but I just can't force myself to care about politics.
nah man i don’t like my coffee i can drink a different one, i don’t like my workouts i can change my routine, i don’t like celeb drama i can just not follow it…i don’t like my government or the economy? tf am i gonna do? will going online and rant about how things suck going t...
Over my 40+ years, "apolitical" has changed from having no opinion and not voting, to voting green or alternative and then living a happy life not being consumed by politics, because being chronically online and obsessed with politics is just as cringe as being apolitical in t...
I can have stron g opinions while not needing to inject them into every waking moment of my life, including on subreddits about knitting or sports cars or pokemons.
Nuance subtlety and tact are lost on Faizan, if you don't do what he thinks you should do you're the enemy.
Hard agree. At this point, being Apolitical is the same as supporting the Nazi Pedophile regime.
Being "apolitical" is just another way to tell people that you have the privileges you already need so you don't care about where they're coming from enough to look at the bigger picture and see the actual larger issue at scale.
Silence is Compliance, being non-political is submissive compliant behavior. And we all know the biggest submissives in this country are right wing.
I don't care about celebs or athletes, workout the way you like. The only opinion I have on coffee varies greatly based on the females in my vicinity. As far as politics goes, it's as important as Red Sox vs Yankees. Everyone in politics (either side) only cares about winnin...
Every person I've encountered who called themselves apolitical was a right winger once they finally got around to talking about their beliefs.
When I see that on dating app profiles I think I'm looking at a lizard person.
It is the only option.
That's their way of saying they don't want to talk to you about politics
I stay quiet for a lot of things I don't care about. If it affects my mental wellness and happiness, I'm not going to eat politically biased viewpoints made to make us rage and fear every day just to have a useless opinion on politics that other people don't care about. I'll...
I don’t have opinions on coffee workouts celeb drama or athletes
Completely sticking to one side and NOT being flexible Is equally as bad
I just say I’m apolitical to get out of discussing politics when I don’t want to. I’m very liberal, and best case scenario is the person I’m talking to agrees with me and we can both go “neat.” And occasionally bellyache to each other when something stupid is happening. Worst ...
It's a silent endorsement. They're not slick.
Politics make me want to die
They make a lot of people want to die. It's still important to have your "voice" heard though. That is what I believe Oop is talking about. Politics effects all of us whether we like it or not, ignoring it won't make things "better." It's so irritating encounteri...
Yeah, well it depends on who is asking. Maybe I just don't know you well enough to trust you, and I hope you won't fire me or retaliate for my beliefs. Maybe some of us are protecting something you don't know about when we try to remain neutral.
Except for politics this is like a list of the exact shit that I don't have an opinion about. Is this the stuff that self proclaimed "apolitical" people typically like?
I suppose it depends on what apolitical means. Every day I'm more convinced the path to revolution is not to fight but to convince those who would fight back against us to be with us.
Saying I don’t like either party so I don’t want to participate in politics is being in a car on the road with an oncoming truck and saying “I don’t want to touch the wheel because the path on the left and right both look unappealing.” It’s played up like an empowering move b...
It's been a while since I've been in high school but did people weren't interested in team sports eventually get involved in team sports by getting bullied into it? Because this is certainly an interesting 'technique' to get people interested into politics?!
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ah yes, the subreddit that thinks disagreeing with their specific politics means you're politically asleep. truly the most enlightened take.
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A lot of people are not particularly bright and I don't mind if they want to do something else with their time instead
I’m perfectly fine not engaging (IRL) with people that don’t engage in honest discussion of topics and critically think but instead follow all the talking point of their party. It’s very rare to find a true centrist and now if you say you’re a centrist or moderate people just ...
I’m a very political person but I don’t like it infecting the places I go to escape it, like my sports games. It’s fine to not have people’s opinions shoved down my throat even if I agree with them
I'm watching Judgement at Nuremberg as I scroll reddit, and the scene that I got to at the moment I saw your post is the moment Spencer Tracy's character is chatting with the servant couple about what it was like living in Nuremberg, with all the rallies, and what it was like ...
It's like being Atheist, like you're either on one side or the other. because even in Atheism you pick a side.
Apolitical people are when the nation is how it is now.
Having an opinion is not enough too many of us think simply ing an opinion on the right side of history absolve us of having to take action
Those who stand up for nothing will have noone stand up for them
Sure. But it's easy to be pissed off by stuff, it's a whole other thing to know what to do about it. All those MAGA asshats you have over there were thrilled when somebody told them they could finally stand for something. They all desperately wanted "something" to be done, as ...
Most politicians cant even fix the world.
i figure that everyone that i do not see IRL is essentially virtual to my existence. makes it much easier to assign impact. i am currently in a zero trust environment. i have access to virtual talking heads that i can have say or do anything, and I mean anything ;) so, if i h...
It's fine to admit our political system is a failure and that you'll never fix anything by working from within it. Real change is going to have to come from outside of politics. Edit: to anyone down voting, please point to where our political system is functioning correctly.
Sometimes being apolitical is a thing because we have a two party system. The thing is, nothing works with only 2 options.
That's not the same as being apolitical though. You have a political opinion, just poor representation