Or, maybe you are surrounded with a bunch of people who are all against your views and the only thing which will save you is pretending that you’re not doing politics?
It can also translate to "I am too exhausted by continual political failures to engage with this".
Let's be honest a moment - capitalism sucks (it's really just feudalism with extra steps), communism doesn't really exist in the modern world (we have dictatorships masking as communism, real communism may never have existed), and the future looks to be solid dystopia. Revolution in all its forms gives birth to one of the two systems above.
All in all, engaging with politics these days feels rather like "we're fucked aren't we; but we could get them to use some lube; yes but we'd still fucked and people we like would be dead"
But then you can't complain once the state comes for you. Cause you did fuck all to help others.
Also you getting fucked is BECAUSE of the politics you choose to ignore.
Even in those circumstances, I wouldn't say that. The very concept of "not caring" about politics is so cringe that I wouldn't be caught dead endorsing it.
You have to be dumb to not see that some things will benefit yourself as well as others, or, that government & corpos make life worse for others as much as for you.
So I agree with OOP, if you see your income dwindle from just about enough to always slightly less than enough, you cannot afford to ignore politics.
And I mean just having an opinion & acting accordingly, not using already tight resources for ... activism? ... tbf I dunno what exactly they meant with "do politics".
Dang, if only caring about the oppression of others allowed you to team up to help each other. However, there's no way to help yourself; life will always fuck you this way and it's impossible for solidarity to change that /s
Sometimes the translation is: "I know you're a rabid fucking tankie and I'd rather not get into an argument when I'm just trying to get through the fucking workday" or "you're clearly a basic bitch establishment democrat and you started blaming 'Bernie Bros' when Hillary lost and your politics disgust me" or so many other things, where I just know politics won't be a fun conversation for either of us
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Or, maybe you are surrounded with a bunch of people who are all against your views and the only thing which will save you is pretending that you’re not doing politics?
My sacred right.
It can also translate to "I am too exhausted by continual political failures to engage with this".
Let's be honest a moment - capitalism sucks (it's really just feudalism with extra steps), communism doesn't really exist in the modern world (we have dictatorships masking as communism, real communism may never have existed), and the future looks to be solid dystopia. Revolution in all its forms gives birth to one of the two systems above.
All in all, engaging with politics these days feels rather like "we're fucked aren't we; but we could get them to use some lube; yes but we'd still fucked and people we like would be dead"
or: i am too exhausted dealing with my own problems so that i cannot entertain everyone elses problems at the same time
But then you can't complain once the state comes for you. Cause you did fuck all to help others.
Also you getting fucked is BECAUSE of the politics you choose to ignore.
It's odd to suggest the state isn't already well after people who feel like that
Unless we're talking about the people who make my clothes. Then, I don't do politics/ethics.
But shitposting online? Then obviously, I'm about politics and you should be too!
I think most of the people who say this mean they don't want to talk about politics with you
Even in those circumstances, I wouldn't say that. The very concept of "not caring" about politics is so cringe that I wouldn't be caught dead endorsing it.
That may be part of the reason they don't want to talk politics.
Then viewing those people poorly was justified all along.
I wish our politics were good enough that I didn't have to care about it.
That or, "life fucks me so hard i don't have energy to worry about someone else's."
That exactly is still privilege. Others get fucked same as you AND have to deal with politics on top.
You have to be dumb to not see that some things will benefit yourself as well as others, or, that government & corpos make life worse for others as much as for you.
So I agree with OOP, if you see your income dwindle from just about enough to always slightly less than enough, you cannot afford to ignore politics.
And I mean just having an opinion & acting accordingly, not using already tight resources for ... activism? ... tbf I dunno what exactly they meant with "do politics".
Dang, if only caring about the oppression of others allowed you to team up to help each other. However, there's no way to help yourself; life will always fuck you this way and it's impossible for solidarity to change that /s
Yeah, tried that for a while. I live in the southern United States. All the other inmates love their chains. At least I have my solitude.
Sometimes the translation is: "I know you're a rabid fucking tankie and I'd rather not get into an argument when I'm just trying to get through the fucking workday" or "you're clearly a basic bitch establishment democrat and you started blaming 'Bernie Bros' when Hillary lost and your politics disgust me" or so many other things, where I just know politics won't be a fun conversation for either of us
Pretty much my opinion, far left throwing their crazy ideas at, I’ll hard pass usually, sometimes I’ll take the bait
I agree and disagree with so much there and love how we come out with the sane, depressingly correct answer
Neah, i dont do politics. I just don't have any time for bs. Leave home at 6am get home at 11pm. Same over the weekends. Fuck politics.
Yahh... you having to work two shifts might actually have a lot to do with politics.
You might not do politics, but politics definitely does you.
Why are you living your life like that?
A good, hard hitting question.
OC, life can be happier and more fulfilling. Find your tribe!
Because he's getting fucked over by the politics he doesn't care about.
Privileged to be an idiot I guess.