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energy123 2 hours ago

That's a pretty depressing worldview. Children playing in the park aren't being political. It's possible to just exist sometimes.

pixl97 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>Children playing in the park aren't being political

I can assure you they absolutely are. Of course there isn't a well defined elected government here, but 'social politics' between children are absolutely occurring. Things like looks, material goods, clothes, ability to take care of themselves, etc all affect how they interact with each other and who is popular and gets to take the lead/be bullies/etc.

HN posters can be really clueless to the world around them at times.

alxjrvs 18 minutes ago | parent [-]

We don't even have to zoom in, to be honest.

What children? What park? The presence of a park pre-supposes a political society that has prioritized parks, the budget to enact those priorities, and the space to do so. Any one of those can spiral into its own political microcosm.

How is that park maintained? Is there a special kids area of the park? Is it "for kids" or is it "The kids area", implying that kids aren't allowed in the rest of the park? Are the children not allowed in the park after a certain time - and who decides that time, and why? Sometimes the park is used for town events, but can get rented out. Who decides that?

Complexity is inherent, from the atoms to the galaxies. Any rejection of that is just plugging your ears, willfully or not.

maxlamb 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

But that park was probably created as a result of a vote or other political process.

fzeroracer an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's not that long ago that black children were barred from being in the same space as white children so at one point yes, it was political.

brendoelfrendo 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The children playing in a park aren't being political, and are largely insulated from the politics of playing in a park... but those circumstances are surrounded by all kinds of political process. As another commenter said, the park's existence is probably due to politics; as are the rules the children need to follow, what activities are permitted, the safety and maintenance of park equipment and facilities, curfews, etc. It is also a choice on the part of the parents to let their kids play in a park, and which parks their kids play in, and those choices aren't made in a vacuum. Perhaps the perspective of the adult should not be to view children in the park as apolitical, but to be cognizant of the processes that influence their children and try to ensure that they work for the children's benefit.

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