Every word or action a citizen takes is controlled by politics in my opinion.
It is impossible to remove politics from humanity. Politics is not just a government thing, but an important trait of our personalities buried deep in our DNA. It is not necessarily a good or bad thing, but it is a real part of how we think and act.
Politics the noun is described in the dictionary as " a particular set of ideas, principles or commitments..", "art and science of government", and "activities concerned with seeking power, status, etc." As an adjective it is described as, "concerned with seeking status, authority, etc." and " taking or belonging to a side in politics."
Politics is involved in all human transactions because we all seek status and power to some degree. We want our ideas and opinions to be recognized, accepted and perhaps dominant among our colleagues, peers, intellectual opponents, and friends. This is normal behavior meant to explain and justify our personal value and belief system. Everybody from Popes to wretched criminals exercise some level of politics in their daily actions and pronouncements. Extremes of political philosophies can be seen as the positive and negative poles of a common battery. However, our differing opinions are usually not so far apart despite the shrill voices from government and media provocateurs.
It's hard to conjure any activity or established rule of society devoid of politics. Those who sincerely proclaim no political intent or considerations are simply avoiding reality and trying to disguise their arguments.
Our foods, medicines, laws, community practices, business affairs, cultural mores, consumer goods, educational standards, religions, sports, hobbies, entertainment, modes of transport, and every other aspect of our lives are drenched and influenced by some flavor of politics. Whether we acknowledge the omnipresence of politics in our lives, we are all right or left of an unseen political center.
To disclaim any political belief or motive is, in my opinion, a denial of our complexity as thinking organisms.
It is impossible to remove politics from humanity. Politics is not just a government thing, but an important trait of our personalities buried deep in our DNA. It is not necessarily a good or bad thing, but it is a real part of how we think and act.
Politics the noun is described in the dictionary as " a particular set of ideas, principles or commitments..", "art and science of government", and "activities concerned with seeking power, status, etc." As an adjective it is described as, "concerned with seeking status, authority, etc." and " taking or belonging to a side in politics."
Politics is involved in all human transactions because we all seek status and power to some degree. We want our ideas and opinions to be recognized, accepted and perhaps dominant among our colleagues, peers, intellectual opponents, and friends. This is normal behavior meant to explain and justify our personal value and belief system. Everybody from Popes to wretched criminals exercise some level of politics in their daily actions and pronouncements. Extremes of political philosophies can be seen as the positive and negative poles of a common battery. However, our differing opinions are usually not so far apart despite the shrill voices from government and media provocateurs.
It's hard to conjure any activity or established rule of society devoid of politics. Those who sincerely proclaim no political intent or considerations are simply avoiding reality and trying to disguise their arguments.
Our foods, medicines, laws, community practices, business affairs, cultural mores, consumer goods, educational standards, religions, sports, hobbies, entertainment, modes of transport, and every other aspect of our lives are drenched and influenced by some flavor of politics. Whether we acknowledge the omnipresence of politics in our lives, we are all right or left of an unseen political center.
To disclaim any political belief or motive is, in my opinion, a denial of our complexity as thinking organisms.
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