[manigandham]

> "means they’re involved in preserving the present state of affairs"

No it doesn't. Perhaps constantly forcing your subjective interpreted and implied meaning on everyone else is the root of the problem.

> "call this being apolitical"

Sure, call it that. It literally means not involved.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apolitical

[jolux]

I still feel that you're missing my point but I am clearly not skilled enough to make it more obvious.

[manigandham]

Your point is exceedingly obvious. It's being refuted by both literal definition and reasonable interpretation of the vast majority.