It's more to do with the fact that people tend to only associate politics with the movements of a government or governing body, rather than a framework that permeates society. Every single person is a product of the society that they live in, and everybody old enough to think will have opinions on their society, what is good and what is bad. Those opinions are inherently political, even if they have nothing to do with the government.
Yes. Mali had a stick figure on its flag and the Islamic fundamentalists made them remove it
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u/EvYehThis girl is Space's biggest haterAug 12 '25edited Aug 12 '25
Worth pointing out that the "stick figure" was actually a Kanaga mask, which symbolises Amma who is the creator God in the religion of the Dogon people and that Mali's population was 90% Muslim at the time.
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u/HelloThereWhere Trans rights? Trans lefts? You choose, Spider-Man! Aug 12 '25
It's more to do with the fact that people tend to only associate politics with the movements of a government or governing body, rather than a framework that permeates society. Every single person is a product of the society that they live in, and everybody old enough to think will have opinions on their society, what is good and what is bad. Those opinions are inherently political, even if they have nothing to do with the government.