"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."
-Perineum
I prefer the teachings of the wise frenulum.
Most Americans don't understand the distinction between partisanship and politics. The phrase "I'm just not political" usually means either "I don't want to hear your partisan bullshit right now." or "I hold objectionable views that I can't articulately defend."
Some people are also genuinely fucking exhausted and just trying to live and can't really change a fucking thing by worrying about it all the time.
People are exhausted because they are already worrying but they're avoiding the issue. Politics affects their lives every day, their inaction makes their lives worse every day, but they've been taught to only think about it in ways that cost a lot of effort without helping, while demonizing all the ways that do help.
Because you can benefit from engaging with politics immediately. Organize with your neighbors to share the tools you only use incidentally, like heavy-duty work trucks and power saws, through a library system. Estimate how often y'all are going to need them and keep that many in stock, then sell the rest and distribute the money.
Congratulations, you just did an anarchocommunism and made your community a million dollars with a couple dozen hours of labor. All that's stopping this from happening is people's willingness to engage with politics, meaning they are stuck thinking of themselves as incidentally indebted independent individuals. That and their willingness to turn down thousands of dollars in cold hard cash rather than consider the possibility communism is better than capitalism.
Kicking the can down the road just gets it entrenched.and harder to remove. Kinda like barnacles.
You don't need to make politics your identity to be political, you just need to participate in politics. The main way to participate is to vote in elections, the rest helps but is unnecessary to be politically active.
Voting in elections may be the most popular way, but it's the least effective in capitalism. Organizing, unionizing, striking, and more are far more effective.
Politicians: the immigrants
Them: k, makes sense. never liked them anyway.
I have a friend like that. He didn’t vote for Harris because she “has an annoying voice.” When I remark how trump is turning this country into a fascist nightmare, he say “I don’t care about that political shit.” …and then he bitches about how hard is to get an appointment at the VA, how little his tax return is, and how much gas costs suddenly.
To be clear, Harris would not have stopped fascism, fascism is rising because imperialism is decaying and forcing austerity inward to compensate.
To be fair she would not have assasinated the leader of Iran or invaded Venezuela.
Why do you believe that? Just like how Obama didn't "intervene" in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and Pakistan? Or Clinton didn't "intervene" in Somalia, Bosnia, and Kosovo?
Amerikkkan imperialism is bi-partisan.
Why wouldn't she? Imperialism is a bipartisan project.
"Trolley problem" in 3, 2, 1...
Voting for Harris would have fixed nothing you mentioned.
Gas prices and federal employment layoffs are direct results of Trump actions that Harris would not have done.
Harris said she would invade Iran as well.
"Both sides" is valid until it isn't.
He just has no empathy for his fellow human beings. What do you mean "I don't care about that political shit" when random people are getting kidnapped and sent to detention camps? Why is he still your friend? This isn't a minor disagreement.
Eat. The. Fucking. Rich.
I'll start up the BBQ.
Eating this one Zionist might make a lot of difference
I'm not picky, start slow roasting a few and we will start to see the rest panic in short order.
I’m into politics and it went up 9p per litre in the uk in a week.
Is that how the supply chain works that we have a weeks worth of oil at any time? Or did they raise the price sooner.
They go up as soon as there is any excuse to raise them.
Knowing about naked corporate greed being the source of 2/3rds of all inflation since 2020 is also politics. (The remaining third is due to input costs rising.)
This recent rise may also be due to the current US administration forgetting to stockpile petroleum before going to war.
They go up as soon as there's an excuse to raise them, and they don't go down until there lower prices are actually market value. Welcome to the OPEC scam.
Is that how the supply chain works that we have a weeks worth of oil at any time? Or did they raise the price sooner.
10-14 days lag
https://ifamagazine.com/what-recent-developments-around-fuel-prices-could-mean-for-uk-businesses/
It's not even being apolitical. Some people are naturally sensitive and easily feel depressed with negativity, so they avoid the news. Or that they are too preoccupied with their personal lives that they don't have time to tune in to the news. I'm sure many of you know someone who are out of the loop with even just the most basic current events. I know someone who only heard about the invasion of Ukraine only two days later after it happened.
Kind of the same thing. Tapping out of world events is easy for people especially pertaining events which don't directly affect them. But in the long term it only leads to ignorance.
Not disagreeing at all, but I think it's important to note how effective wage slavery is in keeping people too exhausted to stay informed. I'm in California, where a studio apartment goes for about $1k/mo, landlords generally require you to earn 3x rent after taxes to qualify, and minimum wage is $17/hr. So, working 60 hours a week at minimum wage, you might just barely qualify, and that's without even taking into account all other living expenses.
I agree that ignorance can be a byproduct of privilege, but it can also be a byproduct of poverty.
There's a difference between disconnecting with media discourse that's overly negative and just metaphorically burying your head in the sand and ignoring what's going on.
Your country going to war, as the belligerent, should be more than just "news."
We are in a hot war with Iran.
I get it, I can see how it's missed, but I think that shows just how screwed up the system is here.
Ah, to live in such luxury as to afford not keeping up with news. Coddled beyond belief.
Best believe the things happening in the news is coming for you eventually. Your advantage is in having time to prepare. Don't squander it just so you are comfortable all the way up to the slaughterhouse.
You may not affect politics but it WILL affect YOU.
Want gas to be cheaper? Get more people to buy electric cars!
Nationalize the energy industries! No more profit of necessities.
