2018-01-27 08:44 | https://mastodon.social/@trwnh/99420908783601966

the point of reading theory is to see what ideas other people already came up with, so you don't have to spend time formulating them yourselves. like... you start out with political beliefs and experiences, but they can always be solidified if you have a framework to contextualize them.

and that doesn't really require discussion unless you want to or need more understanding, and it doesn't require organizing if you're not capable of it, and it really doesn't require voting since many people can't vote and many voting systems are designed to minimize choice. it feels wrong to say one *can't* be politically engaged unless one does these things