STEROLIZER posted... We might hit 500 before I get an answer but it sounds like your saying
Since everything in the world is political. Then every action we take is also political in nature. Therefore there cant be a no politics stance because every single action can be interpreted as political with the right spin?
Ibe heard that before, and I dont really agree with it.
You could go to Starbucks and enjoy a cofeee, then choose to disgard your cup in the non-recyclable cup in the recycling bin just because the trash is fullthen go about your day, carefree, without a greater thought going into the actions that just occurred.
Or, you could go to Starbucks and order a coffee because their beans come from organic farms that use certified government appointed labor that helps finance impoverished families in South America, and then you could choose to put your cup into the Recycling bin instead of the trash as a statement against the states mishandling of taxpayer real sources that are supposedly going to optimize trash pickup to ensure the cans never overfill to the streets.
Yea sure, everything CAN be politicalbut bai golly manit sure does takes a lot of added effort to make it so.
What I mean by that is, in my examples both people spent the same amount of time and physical effort completing the same exact action. The only difference being that in order to make that everyday mundane sequence political I had to connect a bunch of wild invisible dots, and basically write some fan fiction.
Meanwhile, a person could just go to a presidential rally and hold up a MAGA sign. That action is political no matter how you slice it. Theres no extra effort to frame it as such.
In a nutshell, dont overthink it.
In both of your examples, the political ramifications of the action you describe are the same. The person in the first case is supporting organic farming and recycling to exactly the same extent as the second.
The only difference is the level of realisation. Which does not impact the outcome.
So yes, people can go through life thinking 'none of this is political'. But they would be wrong.