Some months ago, i was in a cosplay convention and there was a political organization called the women’s league of voters. The person that was promoting the organization called me and she asked me some questions about voting. I told her I am against voting but in a very outlandish and vauge way because I was afraid I would give out too much information on my politics.
This made me wonder what should I do if I get sucked into political conversations. Do any of you guys have any advice?
It depends on who I’m talking with.
Most of the time I will ask questions digging into why someone believes the status quo narrative, or I’ll sprinkle in facts that are counter to it. I try not to get upset, and I try not to directly out myself as a communist if I’m not sure the other person also leans in that direction. If anything I make it clear that I’m anti-colonial and anti-imperial, which to a keen observer would indicate I’m in the ML sphere but to those less politically aware or more liberal it’s quite meaningless.