Do you not know any average white people whoâve ever uttered a similar phrase in your presence? I usually hear it as âIâm not really into politics,â same meaning
Yes. So far the white US working class has been in a quite privileged position compared to non-whites and people from the imperial periphery.
Capital owners kept the US working class satisfied so they could produce for the military-industrial complex and bomb the rest of the world into submission without risking sabotage to military-industrial infrastructure.
I donât disagree with anything you said there, but I refered to the working class as a whole.
Iâm far from the the US, but where I live, I know people from different minorities that belong to the working class and still say âIâm not politicalâ. Priviledge is obvisouly a reason for many, as I see it, but itâs an over generalization to claim itâs the sole reason for that atittude.
On Twitter, you donât say âI post shitty blanket statements in a way that makes me feel smarter than the strawman I invented to get mad at,,â you do this. Isnât that amazing?
Or you just realized that the rules have never been written with you in mind. âYouâ being a middle aged depressed overworked underpreforming loner without a family or future. It doesnât matter to you whether Jesus himself or straight up Nazis are going to be elected because youâre most likely not even going to see the end of the next legislative period. Best case nothing happens, worst case, youâre going to face the wall with a smile.
On the flip side of that, you cannot lord it over people whoâve been apolitical and are now engaging in political opinion. You arenât better than them just because you woke up sooner. And you can end up just discouraging them from engaging with you whether they are on your side or not.
I think a lot of Americans say this to try to convey that they arenât some kind of extremist maniac and they donât want to get in a fight with you over it. Where I live I would be afraid to tell a random person my political views. Yes there are some people who are tuned out because they donât see themselves as needing to be tuned in. But I do really feel that many people who say this are simply trying to avoid confrontation in an environment where the âwrong answerâ to your political views could possibly mean violence
Or Iâve just realized that you people donât want a functioning society or weâd have one. The government didnât just fuck themselves, the US citizens decided on this. And if you guys canât fix your fuck ups, donât even want to fix your fuck ups, itâs mindbogglingly hilarious that you think anything is going to improve. Iâm not involved with politics because the human race is beneath me. I try to be a decent person, unlike you guys.
Edit: what really sells it is when the left gets infiltrated by literal nazis and you guys once again decide that any support is welcome đ€Š
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This makes no sense
Made perfect sense to me
Sure itâs maybe a me thing; I just donât get it
Do you not know any average white people whoâve ever uttered a similar phrase in your presence? I usually hear it as âIâm not really into politics,â same meaning
Itâs quite a leap to no empathy. What about fear? Confusion?
I think what theyâre trying to say is youâre an ass if you donât care about others.
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yes, absolutely. now fuck off.
what about so many people from the working class that âdonât care about politicsâ, is that because of priviledge?
No it could be critical thinking skills
Yes. So far the white US working class has been in a quite privileged position compared to non-whites and people from the imperial periphery.
Capital owners kept the US working class satisfied so they could produce for the military-industrial complex and bomb the rest of the world into submission without risking sabotage to military-industrial infrastructure.
I donât disagree with anything you said there, but I refered to the working class as a whole.
Iâm far from the the US, but where I live, I know people from different minorities that belong to the working class and still say âIâm not politicalâ. Priviledge is obvisouly a reason for many, as I see it, but itâs an over generalization to claim itâs the sole reason for that atittude.
Sometimes Iâm frustrated because I want a fast way to say âcishet white neurotypicalâ. And then I remember I can just say non political.
âNormieâ
Get your 4chan garbage words out of here please.
A website adopting a word Iâve used for decades does not invalidate my use.
On Twitter, you donât say âI post shitty blanket statements in a way that makes me feel smarter than the strawman I invented to get mad at,,â you do this. Isnât that amazing?
She pretty accurately described at least one person I know. Itâs not a strawman just because itâs not directly relevant to you.
Your one anecdote doesnât prove her blanket statement true
Maybe it wasnât a blanket statement. Maybe it was a statement of her experience meant for people who can understand. Like me.
It doesnât disprove it either? What are you trying to accomplish here, besides look like an asshat?
I already accomplished calling out the nonsensical idea that people who say they arenât political think theyâre smarter for it
Or you just realized that the rules have never been written with you in mind. âYouâ being a middle aged depressed overworked underpreforming loner without a family or future. It doesnât matter to you whether Jesus himself or straight up Nazis are going to be elected because youâre most likely not even going to see the end of the next legislative period. Best case nothing happens, worst case, youâre going to face the wall with a smile.
On the flip side of that, you cannot lord it over people whoâve been apolitical and are now engaging in political opinion. You arenât better than them just because you woke up sooner. And you can end up just discouraging them from engaging with you whether they are on your side or not.
I think a lot of Americans say this to try to convey that they arenât some kind of extremist maniac and they donât want to get in a fight with you over it. Where I live I would be afraid to tell a random person my political views. Yes there are some people who are tuned out because they donât see themselves as needing to be tuned in. But I do really feel that many people who say this are simply trying to avoid confrontation in an environment where the âwrong answerâ to your political views could possibly mean violence
Ya had me in the first half. Ya lost me in the second.
Or Iâve just realized that you people donât want a functioning society or weâd have one. The government didnât just fuck themselves, the US citizens decided on this. And if you guys canât fix your fuck ups, donât even want to fix your fuck ups, itâs mindbogglingly hilarious that you think anything is going to improve. Iâm not involved with politics because the human race is beneath me. I try to be a decent person, unlike you guys.
Edit: what really sells it is when the left gets infiltrated by literal nazis and you guys once again decide that any support is welcome đ€Š
Third option: Iâm fine with the way things are going and donât want to be shamed for it or have my feelings challenged.
Is that your opinion?
Take a look at my post/comment history and see what you think.