Having the privilege to live in complete ignorant bliss is nice I guess.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
It's also a privilege to be able to be politically engaged. Both ways of being are completely protected and legal (in America at least). And both privileges are available to all - even the disadvantaged groups that the slogan implies must be politically engaged for their own survival. It would probably serve their self interest to be more engaged, sure, but in reality they still have the choice. The ethical standard of mandatory political engagement that you're appealing to is not universally recognized or enforced. And if you think of places/times where that ethic of mandatory political life is or was enforced, do you really want to be like that?
What a wildly defensive response to something that wasn't even directed at you. Or maybe YOU think it was and believe it, which is why you got defensive.
See, If you are rich you don't need to worry about issues that impact the poor. If you are white you don't need to worry about issues that impact blacks. If you are a man you don't need to worry about issues that impact women. If you are straight, you don't need to worry about issues that affect gays.
Sensing a pattern?
"Substance" is being mighty generous. It was more like a temper tantrum than a critique. Shall we review?
You started with:
"...an empty slogan weaponizing empathy to guilt whoever it's directed at towards supporting your political leaning."
Wow, that's quite a claim. Let's see how you back it up...
Oh wait, you didn't. You simply state "both sides are good people" in not so many words. Sure, it is an explanation, but HARDLY a logical explanation.
And then you ended with this gem:
"And if you think of places/times where that ethic of mandatory political life is or was enforced, do you really want to be like that?"
Your fallacious ethical balancing act completely ignores the substance of privilege, you simply choose to ignore the concept! Way to dodge the issue.
Whereas I gave concrete examples as to why it is a privilege to be disengaged.
So spare me your bleeding-heart puling about "weaponization" of truth. It is people like you who hide behind "logic" yet fail to actually use it that are the problem.
If something is important enough, someone within my circle will inform me of it.
Most things on the news is terrible for you, why? Because the majority of stuff you can't actually action and your brain processes it as a threat I.e war in the middle east.
Think globally, act locally.
Another commenter said I would have missed the nationalist party in germany starting to harass jews if I didn't watch the news. My reply below:
I'm pretty sure I would hear about kids breaking shop owners windows for being of a certain cultural origin. Even without checking the news.
Like I said, some news manages to filter through to me. And it's often completely pointless.
For example Youtube sometimes recommends news from my country to me, even if I never watch it. in 2019 I can remember them recommending news about some missing girl up north. But I had to hear from my friends about a handicapped guy who was shot 25 times by the police for playing with a toy gun. They didn't recommend that one.
I do vote btw. Since I don't consider myself capable of keeping up with politics I vote with my instincts, as most others. I either vote for the social democrats/left or the green party.
I don't fuss over details or little missteps they might have done. I believe the green party has the right direction and their voice needs to be stronger in parliament. Equally I believe the left still cares about workers rights and unions.
Complete ignorance was the premise of my remark so it doesn't really make sense to say it's far from complete ignorance.