Are they wrong, though? I have a hard time thinking of a single part of life that isn't actively being shaped or affected by politics.

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nvme0n1p1 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

From a certain naive perspective, it's not wrong. But in practice it's not a useful thing to say. It's a dumb simplification used by extremists who want to spam political ragebait everywhere, social decorum be damned.

You could make the same argument about physics. Everything is made of atoms, so everything is physics. Politicians are made of atoms. Does that mean every "$POLITICIAN does $THING" tabloid story is on topic for physics.stackexchange.com? Obviously not.

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

It is trivial to find things that are apolitical. Enjoying a beautiful flower or sunset for instance. You might argue they have little import, but they are nonetheless examples of aspects of life free from politics.

Edit: Of course, if you are driven you can layer politics on anything. But the political interpretation is a layer, not the actual underlying thing.

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gkoberger an hour ago | parent [-]

Can you come up with anything more substantial?

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aliasxneo an hour ago | parent [-]

Not the OP, but off the top of my head: my love for my partner is not political. The meal we shared together last night wasn't political. The date we took to the beach the other week to sit on the sand and watch the sunset wasn't political. Those are not trivial things.

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gkoberger an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Your love may not be political, but what is your sexuality? Are you both citizens of the US, legal or not? Are you both healthy with good insurance?

You were able to afford food. 66% of Americans have said they worry about paying for groceries (as of July 2026).

The beach seems nice... will it still exist in 10 years?

You should be able to freely enjoy these things without thinking about politics. But it doesn't mean they aren't political.

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aliasxneo an hour ago | parent [-]

> Your love may not be political

Glad we can agree, and it's my love that drove me to do those things, not my political beliefs or views. Therefore, the actions and experiences themselves have no affiliation with the political, regardless of whether you can try to warp the existence of the beach as a political thing.

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gkoberger an hour ago | parent [-]

We do not agree. You're lucky you're allowed to love the person you're with. But you having a good experience doesn't mean it's not political, it just means it doesn't affect you.

Love, as a concept, is highly political unfortunately.

	▲	aliasxneo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		No, it's not. My love is absolute, regardless of the political structures around me. If I didn't have any grocery money, I would go out and find food in an act of love for my partner. If the beach didn't exist, I'd fine a way to make my surroundings unique, comforting, and beautiful in order to enjoy a brief moment of serenity. > We do not agree Yes, I see that now. You believe that love is dependent on external forces, whereas I do not.

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kdkdjdkeken an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

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tdhz77 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They are not wrong, those who say it shouldn’t are WASP who benefit everyday from the status quo.

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aliasxneo an hour ago | parent [-]

Well, racist comments like that certainly only exacerbates the problem.

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komali2 an hour ago | parent [-]

If possible to have this conversation without devolving into flame war, I think it could be interesting - why do you think it's racist to point out that white anglo saxon protestants benefit from a status quo that was designed to maintain the systemic superiority of white anglo saxon protestants?

	▲	aliasxneo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> those who say it shouldn’t are WASP That would be the entirety of my argument. It's a simple, blunt assertion that those who say all things are not political are white anglo-saxon protestants. A large generalization against a group of people based on their protected status (race/religion). You did a neat trick where you rephrased OP's comment to remove the assumption and then pretended like you're trying to have an honest conversation.