I have recently been told by a person that she has no time for politics. Then she went on about the immediate problems in her life that to me seem to be less problematic and more a nuisance. The simple view this person has dismayed me to no end. If any of us are so cavalier as to think that what happens in politics is no concern for us we are living with blinders on. Politics has everything to do with our lives, from the foundation of our lives to the quality of our lives. Every choice and decision we have at our disposal has come from policies developed and implemented through politics. It is every person's duty to be involved in the politics of our time if only to make sure the politics don't retrench our already hard fought for rights. There is a real effort by forces that don't see equality and justice as priorities alongside freedom. Instead they deem principles of finance as a higher value than democratic ones. This clear attack on the meaning of our democracy and how it operates within our politics is the battle of our time right now. To allow the disruptive forces to shape our society through divisive politics is not to be condoned. That is why the woman's comment to me so disturbed me. She didn't understand the bigger picture and somehow seems to think that her little world view is all that matters. How many more are there out there that hold the same view that politics is not important enough for them to even understand what is being done, not only to them but the rest of us as well.
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