There are people in the world who still call themselves ‘apolitical.’
They don’t want to hear about politics or discuss it, they find it boring or controversial and they don’t like when others bring it up. They want nothing to do with debates or the news, they want to pretend it isn’t a thing they need to care about.
That’s crazy to me, because politics is… well. Everything.
Are you human? Do you breathe air? Drink water? Eat food? You’re political.
Sorry, but them’s the facts. Political matters are everything; the cost of your groceries, of gas, of rent and tuition in college. Sanitation and garbage collection, recycling, medical care and costs.
Do you want to be drinking clean, filtered water, or sewage? Politics impacts that. Politics has something to do with your kids’ schools, food safety and pollution regulation.
If you want city parks to stay open and not be sold to private corporations for real estate, then you should care about politics.
And if you’re of a minority group like I am, you don’t get a choice. Not only do you need to care about politics, but you are political by just existing. People will treat your life and existence as a matter of public debate. It’s fucked up.
You can’t escape politics. Nobody is truly apolitical.
The people who would rather bury their heads in the sand are choosing to abdicate their civic responsibilities because they’d rather focus on their own individual wants and needs.
Understandable, but if they want their lives to get better, then it’s very weird to me that they’re actively refusing to have a say in that!
You aren’t apolitical. You can’t be. You’re just deciding whether or not you get to exercise your power or if you’d rather give it away to somebody else.
Solidarity wins.
P.S.
I know I’ve been a little absent lately, and I’m sorry. I have recovered from my illness just in time for work to get absolutely insane and dramatic and overwhelming.
But, I’m pleased to report that over the next few weeks my schedule is going to open up and become much less demanding; I will have more hours to devote to writing and recording again, and burnout will be pushed further away.
I’ll do a better job of keeping up!
You guys absolutely rock for bearing with me so long. Much love and well wishes to you all!
Exactly, my friend. I encounter these people all the time, and they are really just sticking their heads in the sand and failing to understand how politics has already put them in a predicament that they simply cannot overcome on their own.
Hey! Life can get in the way. Don't wait.