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[–] HexagonSun@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Because politics encompasses almost everything, to be truly politically neutral would mean having no strong views on anything in life.

It’s possible to be neutral on certain topics, but to be fully neutral you’d have to have no real opinions on economics, immigration, the military, the role of religion, equality, education…

So the quote is saying you can’t truly be neutral on everything, what specific things are you actually neutral on.

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 12 points 1 day ago

You basically are political opinionated or a plant.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 23 hours ago

What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for money? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?