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> Even saying you don’t have a position is tacit endorsement of the status quo.

No it's not. It's a statement that your goal is to elevate yourself as an individual not via group association

Because duh you delegate the group elevation part to the representatives you select when casting your vote

That's the whole point. Delegate group elevation so you can take care of business with regards to your own individual social elevation

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What does it mean to elevate onseelf as an individual? I don't follow

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It means that you are not interested when a politician or a work based group with political ideas (official or unofficial) tries to "recruit" you and join their cause telling you that they are fighting to elevate your rights and status.

You'll simply decline knowing full well that you can elevate yourself just as much (actually way more) solely with your hard work and performance.

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This is exactly what I'm talking about. Perpetuating the complete and utter nonsense that political issues are personal and not systemic.

The notion that you can pull yourself up by your bootstraps with enough hard work and determination is simply not true for most people.

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> The notion that you can pull yourself up by your bootstraps with enough hard work and determination is simply not true for most people.

And? Once you go to the polls and elect politicians which represent your interests...what else can you do?

Might as well focus on yourself once you are done voting.

Talking about stuff is very lame and unproductive. You are not better off financially after you are done talking politics with other people