General on Sidechat | being able to be apolitical comes from a place of privilege and complacency. marginalized people’s day-to-day lives are inherently political. so yes, by not speaking out against injustice in some capacity, you are endorsing the dominant party by default.

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General 5d

being able to be apolitical comes from a place of privilege and complacency. marginalized people’s day-to-day lives are inherently political. so yes, by not speaking out against injustice in some capacity, you are endorsing the dominant party by default.

General 5d

Accurate

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Anonymous 5d

Politics is literally every aspect of our lives, going to jobs is political, the hobbies you have and sports you play, if someone says theyre apolitical or neutral they just dont know what theyre talking about

Anonymous 5d

Thank you for putting my thoughts into words

Anonymous 4d

Oh brother. What if people say this because they don’t want to talk about politics? That is their right. Also, a lot of people who aren’t “political” are working long hours, trying to support themselves and don’t have the time to read about politics and cry about it online. Assuming every apolitical person is “privileged” is dense.

Anonymous 5d

it's also important to remember that the point of politicians keeping people poor/ignorant is often so they won't have the energy to be politically informed or involved. so yes, to some extent, but there is a LARGE exception, and it's not their fault

Anonymous 4d

imo this is a very black and white stance and contributes to the political divide by placing neutral people on a side. Not everyone can be an activist, not everyone has to speak out. I think people SHOULD speak out, but I dont think NOT speaking out makes you automatically compliant with evil.

Anonymous 5d

Not caring is good for the psyche when you have more important things in life to worry about

Anonymous 5d

Reddit-core

Anonymous 4d

Buzzword slop

Anonymous 5d

I'm post-ideological

Anonymous 5d

I’m POC and disagree. Being apolitical/moderate can have its advantages to causing meaningful change. Being one side of an argument proves to consistently not work in todays political climate.

Anonymous 4d

I feel this way about international politics but some ppl aren’t ready for that conversation

Anonymous

#8 4d

being apolitical and not wanting to talk about politics at a specific moment are two very different things, and you should be able to use your grown up words to communicate the difference.

Anonymous

#6 4d

Apolitical and moderate are two different things

Anonymous

#7 4d

imagine thinking your personal convenience is worth letting people who harm children get away with it

Anonymous

#8 4d

Yeah you're absolutely right about those working long hours etc tbh. People aren't just born with political ideologies. It comes from following current events and being familiar with history, philosophy etc. Antagonizing people who don't have time for that just makes zero sense

Anonymous

#4 4d

And having the time to form political opinions instead of having to worry about your day-to-day job, survival etc is itself a privilege.

Anonymous

#10 4d

I also think that because things are so bad right now, it's easier to make the claim that "not speaking out = youre evil", but i still dont think its true

Anonymous

#10 4d

Relating to the image in the post, I also dont think that right-wing = nazi. I think that we should be calling nazis by their name and not "right leaning".

Anonymous

#10 4d

Those are my thoughts nobody asked for

Anonymous

OP 4d

Holy false dichotomy

Anonymous

OP 4d

totally get where you're coming from, but a lot of people equate any concerns about mental health in relation to politics to just being uncomfortable. and like, no. bc some people's mental health is crippling, these are disabilities. and we can't help anyone if our mental health tanks and we off ourselves, so it is still important for those who can't handle the full brunt of the current political climate to take a step away from it until they're stable

Anonymous

#12 4d

being unable to be political bc of concerns for your wellbeing or ability to stay alive is not letting people who eat children get away with it

Anonymous

#12 4d

that’s once again not being apolitical; it’s just being careful about whom you talk to about it.

Anonymous

#10 4d

not speaking out and not voting are two very different things. “i don’t want to talk about it” is a very different statement than “i don’t care.”

Anonymous

OP 3d

Again. If someone does not want to vote, that is their right. If that person does not align with the values of either candidate, then that is their right not to vote. They are not a bad person. And let’s be real, you don’t actually want these people to vote to exercise their right to vote. You want these people to vote for YOUR ideal candidate.

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Anonymous

#8 3d

i didn’t say anything about being a bad person or any of that other stuff??? all i said was that not participating in politics functions like supporting the dominant party.

Anonymous

OP 3d

Yes, very true!!