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[-] AlienInAMask@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think part of the problem (aside from people that don't ever listen to the words in songs) is less that the song/green day is apolitical in their interpretation, but more that for a lot of people the word "politics" means partisan politics. Being explicitly about a party or one of their core issues is what makes something ๐“…๐‘œ๐“๐’พ๐“‰๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐“ to them.

[-] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 years ago

What is and is not political is defined by oppressors. Their crosses, punisher skulls, and blue lives matter stickers are not political. The atheist symbol, antifa arrows, and black lives matter stickers are political. A keffiyeh is a political statement, but an IDF shirt isn't. "Political" functionally means "talking about your oppression or the oppression of others."

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

JSYK, using special characters to write โ€œpoliticalโ€ like that doesnโ€™t work with screen readers. Best case scenario it skips the word entirely, worst case it reads out the name of each special character individually.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah. Itโ€™s fucking sad.

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