Comment on Why is lemmy so political?!

• Gorilladrums@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I literally lived in Iraq and Syria for a big portion of my life, and I spent even more time living in the inner cities of the US. Some braindead Lemmy user trying to accuse me of being privileged from their mother’s basement is exactly the type of ignorance that I expect from users on this site.

  If people in literal warzones and in poverty can distinguish politics from everything else, then so can everybody else. This idea that people in bad circumstances think about politics 23/7 is not reality. This is an ignorant idea made by ideologues for ideologues. Even during the war in Iraq, people had weddings, they went to visit each other’s houses, they celebrated holidays, they talk about trivial things, and so on. Do you know why that’s the case? It’s because they’re people. You clearly don’t view them as such, hence you hold on to such an out of touch belief.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Some braindead Lemmy user trying to accuse me of being privileged from their mother’s basement

    I love when people say this shit to me because it could only really ever sting if it’s true. When you’re a grown-ass adult who’s lived alone for over a decade, it kind of rings hollow. Nice try though.

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    • Gorilladrums@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s ironic how everything you said here applies directly to you.

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  • sandflavoured@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hey there, I too lived in one of the poorest and most densely populated regions in the world for half of my life.

    Politics is unfortunately not a topic like any other. Unlike other subjects, this one materially affects all people in the relevant country, and often other countries too.

    Governments work all the time to keep systems running, whether people think about them or not. But it is only by being aware of what is going on that people can make better choices when the time comes to choose new leaders.

    Without political awareness, a person gives up their right to a say in how their country should be.

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    • Gorilladrums@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      But you’re conflating two different things. Someone who doesn’t think about politics 24/7 isn’t necessarily politically unaware or politically unactive. It just means that they understand there’s more to life than politics. You can recognize that politics has more influence on your life than other things, but it’s not the only influence on your life nor is it everything in life. I mean you lived through it, you should know as well as I do that even during blackouts and war, people still find ways to do things life that isn’t politics.

      Something this basic seems to be beyond comprehension for Lemmy users for some reason.

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      • sandflavoured@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Agreed! There is more to a good life than politics.

        Keeping an ear out, talking to people when relevant, and remembering it when it comes time to vote is enough.

        I suppose the USA is having a particularly rough time of it lately, it’s understandable that many American users might have their situation front of mind.

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