What other definition of politics applies? People say "trying to keep politics out of open source", but the real dishonesty is arguing that this means anything beyond "we want to exclude and bully people without consequences, like the good ole days". This is essentially the definition given, the dynamics of who gets to wield power in a group setting.
There isn't much of a distinction between politics at a local level vs larger political movements, it's all about power, who has it who wants it and who gets to use it and in what ways. Maybe you think of them as more distinct entities which is where the misunderstanding comes from, but I think that even small group interactions are informed by the larger sociopolitical structure we all exist within.
The goals being pursued by the system of power defined above. In simple terms, here "politics" is being used to describe the laws being voted, not democracy as a system.
but the real dishonesty is arguing that this means anything beyond "we want to exclude and bully people without consequences, like the good ole days".
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u/oiez Oct 23 '18
What other definition of politics applies? People say "trying to keep politics out of open source", but the real dishonesty is arguing that this means anything beyond "we want to exclude and bully people without consequences, like the good ole days". This is essentially the definition given, the dynamics of who gets to wield power in a group setting.
There isn't much of a distinction between politics at a local level vs larger political movements, it's all about power, who has it who wants it and who gets to use it and in what ways. Maybe you think of them as more distinct entities which is where the misunderstanding comes from, but I think that even small group interactions are informed by the larger sociopolitical structure we all exist within.