How invested in politics are you and how does it affect you?

[BrianW]

I can understand why people are cynical about politics. The world is a very complex place and national governments are relatively powerless against the forces of late capitalism. That's why I favour membership of supra-national bodies like the EU, which have more heft and which could develop more if they set their minds to it.

Having chosen to relegate ourselves to the Championship, as it were, we have a whole host of issues that people are concerned about but which our national government, of whatever party, has little power to sort. Of course, the likes of Reform want to persuade you that it's all dead easy and could be sorted in a fortnight, but it isn't and can't be. Not without international cooperation, which is anathema to people like that.

A tiny minority of uber-rich oligarchs (e.g. Musk, but there are others) have way too much power and influence in the modern world. That's the real root of the problem, but it's not a problem that's easily solved. Especially not when they can so easily buy influence through our deeply corrupt media. These cunts don't care about you; they just care about making their next billion. Don't be conned!

 

[abu13]

I used to have quite an interest but the last 5 years have killed off whatever interest i had,

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Or how about W.B. Yeats:
"Things fall apart: the centre cannot hold,
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity."

Obama filled me with hope in 2008, and even again in 2012.
But now? At 77 it's my missus, our cats, and maybe City.

With politics, politicians, and a City reverse the world is a dark miserable hell-hole. Good job I can get on me bike and go an' grab a coffee! Or bake a loaf. Or mow the lawn. Come on, City, yer shouldn't have let that goal in. Hey ho, let's put the kettle on.

 

[SamBlue]

I follow what is going on in politics only through printed media on a daily basis, but I am totally unaffected and pretty much emotionally disconnected from it.
I don't think all politicians are the same, there are good apples and there are bad apples, but in my view they are all just agents (executors) of shareholder capitalism UK. Those who might endanger the system are dealt with in different ways (Corbyn or Truss), the rest are just eaten by or incorporated into it - pun intended.

 

[BlueHammer85]

So.. i'm in a family watsapp group who are predominately right wing Tories/reform, they're having a field day today about reeves, I tried to point out the hypocrisy that they was all quiet on Farage (2nd home etc) and Tories constant law breaking last 14 years.. but all on deaf ears. will carry on ignoring it all now but its rather tempting to quit the group. rant over.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Living in Trumpland, it’s hard not to be affected by the politics of the day, as it is inexorably changing life as we know it in this country, in ways most have yet to understand.

The klaxon is blaring, but too many people think it’s their sign to turn down the volume so they can get on with their TikTok, IG, X and Netflix on their phones.

And, if I hear the phrase, “Oh, that’s just Trump being Trump!” as another norm or law is trashed, I think I might explode.

Oh yeah, and politics affects my work life every day and my home life when I’m not at work, because ATC isn’t getting paid, and where and when I can fly anywhere is a political decision (Russian airspace, Ukraine, Israel to name a few) and I have masked stormtroopers on the streets of my city stealing people (including American citizens!) away in unmarked minivans. We have yet to receive the edict to “carry your papers,” but as an immigrant with a funny accent myself, I can only thank goodness I wasn’t born looking like I’m Hispanic or Middle Eastern under the current regime!