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by wickedsickeune 2448 days ago
How is this politics. This is a stand against a tyrant, this has nothing to do with political opinions. As a human being you have an obligation to stand against tyrants, nothing political about that.
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Taking a stance on a governing bodies actions is clearly politics. In what way could it possibly not?
As an example, if your government instructed you to separate parents from their child, you could refuse, without any political motivations.

If you consider this a difference of opinion between the government and you, then yes, it may be political. In my view core values are not political, because you can't argue for and against them.

Core values values applied to governance decisions is exactly what a political stance is.

Refusing to obey that order from your government is a political decision.

I'd argue that this is completely and absolutely political. Just deciding that this guy is a tyrant is political.
Not doing anything is also political. Everything is political in social context.
Maybe you are right.

In my mind you have to do something when you see blatant injustice, so it is justified. If you say that what I judge as unjust is political, then fair enough, it may very well be.