Is It Wrong Not to Care About Politics?

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rather a lack of extreme opinion. I never feel anything strongly enough to justify talking about it. A genuine disinterest in political matters. I also understand that this is a privileged perspective due to the lack of necessity to speak about or share certain issues. It doesn’t mean that I don’t care but those who clearly so passionately do, are already doing tremendous work on behalf of the rest of us. Is it so wrong to leave them to it?Even when I was the victim in the scenario, I didn’t feel as though there was much to say because I felt as though I understood. During my redundancy process, I completely sympathised with my employer. A stark contrast to the other 70% of redundant employees screaming and shouting about the injustices of their particular employment circumstances. For me, there wasn’t much point. An unprecedented situation creates necessity for extreme measures. None of us ever believed that this would happen and there is a high chance that employers didn’t intend for it to come to this. There isn’t anything more to it.We have all compromised our lives in great ways during the lockdown. It is incredibly important to recognise exactly that, instead of shaming people. Why do we fail to acknowledge the 65 days of staying at home after someone breaks quarantine to see a loved one for a few hours? It appears to me as if all political matters are lost in a wild competition of who is the most model citizen. Saving lives by staying home is watered down by Stacey confronting Micheal about him going to the park to console a friend who has just lost a family member. A level of humanity and compromise needs to be remembered within all of these greater issues. The people around us are just as relevant and deserving as those whom we are protecting.Perhaps, it’s the lawyer in me who always sees both sides of the story. This, creating an inability to agree strongly with one party unless I’m being paid to do so. Is that what it takes? A trial and a client? Perhaps, those who feel the way I do just sit quietly. A coping mechanism that isn’t too proudly repres

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ented but very much exists. They’re not the ones out campaigning for change or rather they’re letting others do it for them.My lack of interest in politics also causes me to question political correctness. Especially in the UK where it is so extremely prominent in everything that we do. I posted a selfie last week, completely irrelevant to anything going on in the world. Air-pods in, dungarees on, proudly displaying the bright London sunshine behind my grinning pout. A spontaneous snap on my way to the local Tesco. I couldn’t have even predicted the torment that would come shortly after. I was accused of being insensitive and rude by friends who were attending the BLM protests.These were the same friends who a week earlier were calling out those who were breaking social distancing measures in parks. Those who were appalled at others disregard for frontline workers by meeting with three or four friends. Now marching in the streets with thousands of potential Corona carriers. Politics is hypocrisy and if we get too caught up in it all, it’s the fundamental issues at the root that suffer the most. Those are what need our attention and so by not involving myself at all, I believe that in a strange way, I am helping. Letting a focused light shine clearly where it needs, without the clouding of impartial and detached beings arguing about trivial matters (such as selfies) in the background.It all just seems too messy for me personally and I know I’m not alone in thinking so. At least in the current political climate, there is too much of it all and I’m not interested in taking part. There are a lot of things I would change in the world at the flick of the finger but for now my peace is paramount. Just like with anything, people always find many routes to take. Let us help in silence and stop the shaming. Different people have different strategies and it doesn’t mean that they’re wrong. My father preached that one rule always served him in keeping a peaceful life. That was to never discuss Politics or Religion and I think that he was maybe right.</article></body>

Is It Wrong Not to Care About Politics?

I posted a selfie on the day of the BLM protest and got torn to shreds…

No matter where you look at the moment, everything has a political agenda. In the light of the many issues our planet is currently facing, everyone around me is extremely angry. Living in the UK, we are no exception. 2020 is weighing heavy in the minds of Brits. There is a lot to consider including Brexit, Covid-19, the forthcoming recession and now the Black Lives Matter protests. This causing a constant struggle of anxiety, insomnia and stress for many. Our world is in shambles. Why doesn’t this bother me? Is it simply a case of Ignorance Is Bliss?

I for one, am left untouched. This is not to say that I haven’t been affected — because I have. I’ve lost my job due to the millions of Covid-19 redundancies around the world and missed out on two holidays. Not too dramatic but noteworthy. This hasn’t left me broken. I simply look to the future with more excitement than ever. I initially passed this off as simple optimism. I am stupidly optimistic, enthusiastic and outrageously positive...about everything. I don’t ever have trouble dwelling on closing doors and this adaptable and open-minded nature aids a great deal in the unpredictable essence of life. However, it leaves me wondering if I am just extremely fortunate to have this perception or if there is another factor that keeps me smiling whilst the world is crumbling around me.

I, unlike my friends don’t have an extreme urge to join in protests or post political statements on my Instagram feed. It’s not a lack of opinion but rather a lack of extreme opinion. I never feel anything strongly enough to justify talking about it. A genuine disinterest in political matters. I also understand that this is a privileged perspective due to the lack of necessity to speak about or share certain issues. It doesn’t mean that I don’t care but those who clearly so passionately do, are already doing tremendous work on behalf of the rest of us. Is it so wrong to leave them to it?

Even when I was the victim in the scenario, I didn’t feel as though there was much to say because I felt as though I understood. During my redundancy process, I completely sympathised with my employer. A stark contrast to the other 70% of redundant employees screaming and shouting about the injustices of their particular employment circumstances. For me, there wasn’t much point. An unprecedented situation creates necessity for extreme measures. None of us ever believed that this would happen and there is a high chance that employers didn’t intend for it to come to this. There isn’t anything more to it.

We have all compromised our lives in great ways during the lockdown. It is incredibly important to recognise exactly that, instead of shaming people. Why do we fail to acknowledge the 65 days of staying at home after someone breaks quarantine to see a loved one for a few hours? It appears to me as if all political matters are lost in a wild competition of who is the most model citizen. Saving lives by staying home is watered down by Stacey confronting Micheal about him going to the park to console a friend who has just lost a family member. A level of humanity and compromise needs to be remembered within all of these greater issues. The people around us are just as relevant and deserving as those whom we are protecting.

Perhaps, it’s the lawyer in me who always sees both sides of the story. This, creating an inability to agree strongly with one party unless I’m being paid to do so. Is that what it takes? A trial and a client? Perhaps, those who feel the way I do just sit quietly. A coping mechanism that isn’t too proudly represented but very much exists. They’re not the ones out campaigning for change or rather they’re letting others do it for them.

My lack of interest in politics also causes me to question political correctness. Especially in the UK where it is so extremely prominent in everything that we do. I posted a selfie last week, completely irrelevant to anything going on in the world. Air-pods in, dungarees on, proudly displaying the bright London sunshine behind my grinning pout. A spontaneous snap on my way to the local Tesco. I couldn’t have even predicted the torment that would come shortly after. I was accused of being insensitive and rude by friends who were attending the BLM protests.

These were the same friends who a week earlier were calling out those who were breaking social distancing measures in parks. Those who were appalled at others disregard for frontline workers by meeting with three or four friends. Now marching in the streets with thousands of potential Corona carriers. Politics is hypocrisy and if we get too caught up in it all, it’s the fundamental issues at the root that suffer the most. Those are what need our attention and so by not involving myself at all, I believe that in a strange way, I am helping. Letting a focused light shine clearly where it needs, without the clouding of impartial and detached beings arguing about trivial matters (such as selfies) in the background.

It all just seems too messy for me personally and I know I’m not alone in thinking so. At least in the current political climate, there is too much of it all and I’m not interested in taking part. There are a lot of things I would change in the world at the flick of the finger but for now my peace is paramount. Just like with anything, people always find many routes to take. Let us help in silence and stop the shaming. Different people have different strategies and it doesn’t mean that they’re wrong. My father preached that one rule always served him in keeping a peaceful life. That was to never discuss Politics or Religion and I think that he was maybe right.