He could feel frustrated by a political decision because it's going to impact his life, but he could also honestly acknowledge to himself that he doesn't oppose that decision from a political standpoint. He wouldn’t label it as detrimental to society, or even to other mathematicians; he would only recognize that it's unfavorable for him. — Skalidris
Or do you have thoughts about the consequences this could have? — Skalidris
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. — Plato
I’ve recently discovered this term “apolitical” and since political opinions are tied to values most of the time, I was wondering what an “apolitical” person without values would be like. — Skalidris
Is he capable of recognizing political decisions that are unfavorable to others? — Leontiskos
it’s important the wrong ones don’t get elected as they could end up affecting your life. — simplyG
Where does this come from? I never said "what if everyone is like that?", I said, "what if someone is like that?". Or even: what if a group of people becomes like that?". Why should every single citizen be interested in politics? If someone only cares about maths, why force them to vote — Skalidris
A government official can be also apolitical meaning that he or she simply tries to avoid any politics and simply goes with what the current elected political leadership wants. Or as "Sir Humphrey" in the old UK Television series "Yes, minister" put it:To me all apolitical means is someone who is not interested in politics. — Tom Storm
One interpretation of "politics" is "polarized people" : Lords vs Commons, Republican vs Democrat, us vs them ; friends vs enemies ; Good vs Evil ; our people (NAZI volk) vs aliens (Jews, etc). That rational (non-emotional) assessment sums up why I am literally apolitical. It's not that I have no interest in the issues being argued, but simply that I'm not prepared to choose-up sides and fight for my values. My personal values are multivalent, and are found on both sides of most either/or, two-value party lines.I’ve recently discovered this term “apolitical” and since political opinions are tied to values most of the time, I was wondering what an “apolitical” person without values would be like. It's obviously impossible for a human to completely lack values and political opinions, but what I mean is someone who would actively try to minimize/ignore them. — Skalidris
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