You don’t have to be “into politics” to hate the state of current situations. We can all feel left behind when infrastructure fails, society piles on, prices skyrocket and basic homes are out of reach financially.
You can get into politics minimally, you don’t have to nerd out on it, but everyone should have a basic understanding of the political system.
It’s like complaining that your house constantly catches fire but never bothering to realise that your extension cable monstrosity is causing the problem. A basic understanding of the electricity would have prevented the fire in the first place, and learning about electricity now would prevent future fires. But instead you just complain that your house catches fire every other week.
Exactly, I actually hate politics with a firey passion and would love nothing more than to be able to ignore it. But I hate the current state of affairs even more, so I am forced to pay attention.
It’s like how I dislike wiping my ass, but I love having a clean asshole. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t like to get the preferred outcome.
You don’t have to be into “water” to hate the state of being thirsty. We can all feel parched and frustrated when we don’t drink it, don’t pay our water bill, or eat a cup of salt every day.
i think the point they’re making is that not being into politics prevents one from recognizing the root cause(s) for these problems and indirectly perpetuates them. which I think is by design honestly. it’s in the best interest of capital owners that working people are not interested in politics.
Everything is political. Trans people need you to talk and act like it is, so politiphobia can’t be used for transphobia. Engaging in politiphobia is a microaggression against trans people.
This is an unpopular opinion, but yeah. I wouldn’t go so far as microaggression, but whenever someone says “I don’t really care for politics” it makes me think of all the anti-trans bills and how apparently they just don’t give a damn that that’s happening, or don’t even care enough to learn that that’s happening. Do you care about trans people being oppressed? Congratulations, you care about politics. That’s just kinda how it works, and it sucks.
THIS is literally the exact kind of bullshit that makes people not take you seriously, whether you like it or not.
Politiphobia IS NOT a thing!
There’s almost no way to use the word ‘microaggression’ without sounding like a self-important twat!
How about we focus on securing some actual rights for trans people before we start trying to deliver awkward/juvenile ultimatums regarding micro- anythings? 🧐🧐🧐
Posts like this miss the forest for the trees to a dangerous degree, imo
Meeting people where they are is a vital part of the rhetorical process. The bigots and oligarchs are speaking the language of the ordinary people and a lot of those people are making it clear that their vote is contingent on such things.
I get the value of inclusive language. I’ve been involved in trans activism for a long time and I’ve watched us go from “please stop referring to us with porn categories and dehumanizing language” to things that while I agree with definitely can come off as nitpicking.
You’ll get way further telling someone that they’re only able to not care about politics because there are a few heads in front of them on the chopping block and that the guy with an axe keeps telling them they’re safe. You’ll also get a lot further bringing others’ needs into the realm of their concerns. Its why I’m a huge proponent of PFLAG. A lot of straight and cis people struggle to empathize with queer needs, but can readily see themselves in the shoes of our parents. The right has learned this tactic from gay activism while we’ve let it fall to the wayside.
You don’t have to be “into politics” to hate the state of current situations. We can all feel left behind when infrastructure fails, society piles on, prices skyrocket and basic homes are out of reach financially.
You can get into politics minimally, you don’t have to nerd out on it, but everyone should have a basic understanding of the political system.
It’s like complaining that your house constantly catches fire but never bothering to realise that your extension cable monstrosity is causing the problem. A basic understanding of the electricity would have prevented the fire in the first place, and learning about electricity now would prevent future fires. But instead you just complain that your house catches fire every other week.
Exactly, I actually hate politics with a firey passion and would love nothing more than to be able to ignore it. But I hate the current state of affairs even more, so I am forced to pay attention.
It’s like how I dislike wiping my ass, but I love having a clean asshole. Sometimes you have to do things you don’t like to get the preferred outcome.
That’s fine. Just don’t waste anyone else’s time complaining about that stuff if you’re not going to exert the minimal effort to do anything about it.
You don’t have to be into “water” to hate the state of being thirsty. We can all feel parched and frustrated when we don’t drink it, don’t pay our water bill, or eat a cup of salt every day.
i think the point they’re making is that not being into politics prevents one from recognizing the root cause(s) for these problems and indirectly perpetuates them. which I think is by design honestly. it’s in the best interest of capital owners that working people are not interested in politics.
Everything is political. Trans people need you to talk and act like it is, so politiphobia can’t be used for transphobia. Engaging in politiphobia is a microaggression against trans people.
This is an unpopular opinion, but yeah. I wouldn’t go so far as microaggression, but whenever someone says “I don’t really care for politics” it makes me think of all the anti-trans bills and how apparently they just don’t give a damn that that’s happening, or don’t even care enough to learn that that’s happening. Do you care about trans people being oppressed? Congratulations, you care about politics. That’s just kinda how it works, and it sucks.
THIS is literally the exact kind of bullshit that makes people not take you seriously, whether you like it or not.
Politiphobia IS NOT a thing! There’s almost no way to use the word ‘microaggression’ without sounding like a self-important twat! How about we focus on securing some actual rights for trans people before we start trying to deliver awkward/juvenile ultimatums regarding micro- anythings? 🧐🧐🧐
Posts like this miss the forest for the trees to a dangerous degree, imo
Using inclusive language is part of the political process to change laws and get rights.
Meeting people where they are is a vital part of the rhetorical process. The bigots and oligarchs are speaking the language of the ordinary people and a lot of those people are making it clear that their vote is contingent on such things.
I get the value of inclusive language. I’ve been involved in trans activism for a long time and I’ve watched us go from “please stop referring to us with porn categories and dehumanizing language” to things that while I agree with definitely can come off as nitpicking.
You’ll get way further telling someone that they’re only able to not care about politics because there are a few heads in front of them on the chopping block and that the guy with an axe keeps telling them they’re safe. You’ll also get a lot further bringing others’ needs into the realm of their concerns. Its why I’m a huge proponent of PFLAG. A lot of straight and cis people struggle to empathize with queer needs, but can readily see themselves in the shoes of our parents. The right has learned this tactic from gay activism while we’ve let it fall to the wayside.