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Aren't politics a form of power over others and ego/power based? Is that something Steve and Erin want to support?
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Saying power is evil, is what Steve labels as the lightworker syndrom. You need some power to change the world for the better.
Without any power you won't help anyone.
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Isn't politics really just the term for the people in appointed positions and the power they have to try to handle issues?
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No that term is 'politician'.
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So then a politics forum would be just about talking about who is in office or who might be next and what their stances are on the issues? And not so much the issues?
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No, a lot of it would be talking about issues.
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Could we (and we do) talk about issues anyway in the other thread groups as approprite?
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We do that a bit, but there are members who don't like to see that political discussion (as you see in this thread).
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if you have a moral objection to ruining the environment or buying clothes made by children,
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Yes, but when you are heavily engaged in the topic and make demostrations to get other people to stop ruing the environment or to buy clothes made by children that activity is political.
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Of course "personal development" is arbitrary, but there has to be some sort of a limit. No?
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I personally don't think that religion is nearer to personal development than politics.