Re:62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Af...
by pessimizer on Thursday July 23, 2020 @06:04PM
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> “Slavery is bad and should be illegal” is not a political statement.
This is a political statement. I'm not sure how the world "political" drifted away from the meaning of law, rulers, and representation to whatever it means now. Any statement about what the law should be is political. Any statement about how best to change or preserve laws, specifically or generally, is political.
edit: Whether global warming is anthropogenic or not is not political. What we should do about it (or not do about it if we don't think it's real or we don't think it's important) is political.
Re:62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Af...
by mcv on Monday July 27, 2020 @04:00AM
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Some of these things should not be as controversial as they are, though. Many people are resistant to supporting the right thing because they fear it will threaten their own comfort.
This is a political statement. I'm not sure how the world "political" drifted away from the meaning of law, rulers, and representation to whatever it means now. Any statement about what the law should be is political. Any statement about how best to change or preserve laws, specifically or generally, is political.
edit: Whether global warming is anthropogenic or not is not political. What we should do about it (or not do about it if we don't think it's real or we don't think it's important) is political.