Because those aren’t politics. These are peoples lives. There’s no such thing as agreeing to disagree about if people get to have basic rights. What’s been labeled as political now is denying people the ability to live as they want, ironically taking away the freedom one side claims to love.
Think you’re going to win hearts and minds by arguing at work? No, you won’t, you’ll only hurt yourself and cause the opposition to double down, lose more than you gain.
Worse if you’re young and confronting an older coworker! “See, I knew these kids were full of shit. There goes another one.”
Counterproductive, ain’t it?
And no, just because one side holds heinous beliefs does not make those beliefs apolitical. Fair definition I found:
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power
May I invoke Godwin’s Law? :)
Hitler believed Jews were pests that should be exterminated. Many people agreed then and now. Of course that’s a vile position. But it’s still a political position because it guided governance.
Saying, “My opinion is morally correct and that absolves it from the politics descriptor.”, is unhelpful at best. At worst makes the speaker harder to engage.
Why would I have a conversation with someone like that? Sounds like a conservative talking to me. Comes off like, “I’m morally superior and if you disagree, it’s not ‘mere politics’, you are scum unworthy of engaging.”
One more thought for y’all: You can, and should, push back on regressive opinions. But there are plenty of ways to say, “I’m not interested in hearing that bullshit.”, without literally saying that. It’s a social skill, and isn’t the lack thereof among Gen Z the topic at hand?
(Here’s something plain crazy; I’m upvoting your comment for adding to the conversation, even though I disagree.)
Because those aren’t politics. These are peoples lives. There’s no such thing as agreeing to disagree about if people get to have basic rights. What’s been labeled as political now is denying people the ability to live as they want, ironically taking away the freedom one side claims to love.
Think you’re going to win hearts and minds by arguing at work? No, you won’t, you’ll only hurt yourself and cause the opposition to double down, lose more than you gain.
Worse if you’re young and confronting an older coworker! “See, I knew these kids were full of shit. There goes another one.” Counterproductive, ain’t it?
And no, just because one side holds heinous beliefs does not make those beliefs apolitical. Fair definition I found:
May I invoke Godwin’s Law? :)
Hitler believed Jews were pests that should be exterminated. Many people agreed then and now. Of course that’s a vile position. But it’s still a political position because it guided governance.
Saying, “My opinion is morally correct and that absolves it from the politics descriptor.”, is unhelpful at best. At worst makes the speaker harder to engage.
Why would I have a conversation with someone like that? Sounds like a conservative talking to me. Comes off like, “I’m morally superior and if you disagree, it’s not ‘mere politics’, you are scum unworthy of engaging.”
One more thought for y’all: You can, and should, push back on regressive opinions. But there are plenty of ways to say, “I’m not interested in hearing that bullshit.”, without literally saying that. It’s a social skill, and isn’t the lack thereof among Gen Z the topic at hand?
(Here’s something plain crazy; I’m upvoting your comment for adding to the conversation, even though I disagree.)