the whole idea that discussing politics is lame is a neoliberal brainworm.
Don't discuss politics with your family, just enjoy the time! — okay weird but sure
Don't talk politics with your friends — what the hell why not
No politics at work — that's a deeply political place wtf are we doing
U don't discuss politics at work cos it's a politically unwise move that will alienate about 50% of people. That's the only one that makes sence
Maybe fifty percent need to be alienated.
So you get fired but at least you can be proud while unemployed?
I’d rather work a job where people don’t support mothers being shot in the face or people carrying legal and holstered weapons don’t get shot ten times in the back after being disarmed.
Politics means the dealings of the city. It means the people and their lives. We've been conditioned to immediately believe political is equal to electoralism, which is a lie.
Politics is unionizing, it's feeding your neighbors, it's organizing community gardens and sing alongs, it's starting a mutual aid network to ensure every need is met. It's all these and million more things.
When people say no politics, that means no arguing. This applies to office politics, family politics, and of course government politics.
which ends up just meaning the racist uncle gets to shout his opinion and don't you dare tell him he is wrong.
The no arguing thing is key. Everyone eventually finds a topic that they don't agree on, because politics, in the greek philosophy (aristotle based) sense of the word (I actually loved nicomachean ethics), is about the pursuit of the good life writ large. The chances of two people believing in the exact same life goals is almost zero, so there will be a fundamental disagreement at some point that, because we are talking about using governmental authority as a cudgel (in the modern sense of the word politics) to bring about a 'good life' for society, will cause a lot of friction.
In environments where we can't control who we interact with, and that are semi-public with an 'audience,' such as work and family dinners, it's just easier to say no politics and focus on the agreed areas of shared interests. Otherwise those little frictions can build into socially driven, highly charged arguments.
Keep political discussions to where everyone can easily walk away, where it's one-on-one, or where everybody comes wanting to talk politics, and things are fine.
Don't yell about politics in the work place. Just complaining about straw men is tiring.
no way im going to talk politics at work, i have work to do.
Is this not a victim-blaming meme telling me to shut up and stay at home? The last domino is going to hit the rabbit.
I think it's more something like if you don't confront bigotry it'll grow and eventually crush you.
Yeah, my first thought was that it’s a reference to how facism has grown by allowing people to discuss it in anonymous echo chambers.
Hah, bunny suicides.
Forgot about this book. Was a coffee table staple in my late teens.
So, I need to annoy people more is what i'm hearing?
Yes, but just annoy someone slightly taller than you. Then they will annoy someone slightly taller than them.
Edit: I apologize, I didn't click to enlarge the graphic so I didnt see the words. All I saw was the picture of the bunny with the dominoes.
And I was reading down the comments and wondered why everyone's getting political about this bunny-dominoes picture 🤣
Domino effect surely
Butterfly: a rectangular playing piece with dots indicating the numbers to match.
Not to be confused with Dominoes, which is, of course, a pizza place.
This makes fuck all sense.
If people don't speak about politics, nobody ever sees any criticism
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