Are you Anti-Political?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

-Back to something like a useful discussion.

Boru, would you say that I'm making a distinction that makes no difference?  I don't vote and I was appointed (in part) on the basis of folks perceiving me as apolitical.  I have (strong) political views....but I go out of my way to ignore those views in my capacity as a member.  Is that political?

I know how I think the world should be - but I'm not wedded to making it that way, particularly when some other way solves a problem in front of me.

I was merely pointing out that taking a political job (elected or appointed - doesn't much matter) hardly makes you apolitical. You said you vote at the county level, which is a political activity, so that's not really being apolitical. Even offering pragmatic, non-party affiliated suggestions that have consequences for your community is a political endeavour.

I suppose I was trying (not very well, in retrospect) to highlight the difference between 'politics' and 'party politics'. Your own George Washington was a consummate politician who warned about the danger of political parties.

Boru