An alarming amount of people think politics are like sports; you pick a team, cheer when they win, boo when they lose, go home and forget about it until the next tournament.

They forget that lives are at stake. People die. Its real. Just because you in particular have enough privileges to not care doesnt mean others do too.

Even that is a delusional attitude, unless you're a 1%er you're still getting fucked by politics, it's just not quite as obvious and urgent.

I still deal this particular cognitive dissonance when engaging with folks that think politician actions are political, but not your right to speak🙄. Silence is also a right, plead it.

Ah yes, the illusion of choice.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Just be nice to people.

If you're not in an organization, you don't do politics, you simply have some opinions.

I tend to find that most "non political" people are actually just not comfortable sharing their views right now. Especially if they sense it would cause a disagreement. It takes a lot of courage to say what you truly believe, especially if it goes against the flow.

Wow. I guess that covers it.