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If someone claims to be apolitical, they just don't want to talk about it with you; even if they agree with you.
Even in the army, when we were supposed to present as apolitical, we still voted, which means we needed to consider and learn and understand. We just didn't talk about it at work or socially.
It's fucking absurd that we've let our country run so very far from reflecting the people's will that we can't even talk to each other about the thing we're all supposed to do to supposedly continue selecting that representation.
I'm not sure if you expanded over broader society, but people of public institutions not making (public/visible) political remarks has good reasons: As representatives of the public institutions which are supposed to serve all citizens it's important they are seen and trusted to be neutral and serving the state, the public, everyone.
If public servants talk one way or the other, others may lose trust.
Obviously, right now people are losing trust, and for good reasons, for other reasons and prevalence.
Politics has just always been such a no-no topic at work, it’s no wonder we can’t organize any sort of real labor movement now.
I think it’s even worse in the MAGA era.