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Originally Posted by Lhancelot
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You clearly have no idea what the word "political" means, do you?
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I'll bite. First of all, everything is political. The word "political" is extremely elastic. Asking this question is as meaningless as any textbook guideline of what constitutes a political act, but if you insist on being pedantic and going strictly (and annoyingly) by the book, then let's take a look at the book.
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Originally Posted by Lhancelot
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2: of, relating to, involving, or involved in politics and especially party politics
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Therefore in order for something to be political, all it needs is to involve politics. So back to the book we turn.
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Definition of politics
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a : the art or science of government
b : the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy
c : the art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a government
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: political actions, practices, or policies
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a : political affairs or business; especially : competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership (as in a government)
b : political life especially as a principal activity or profession
c : political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices
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: the political opinions or sympathies of a person
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a : the total complex of relations between people living in society
b : relations or conduct in a particular area of experience especially as seen or dealt with from a political point of view office politics ethnic politics
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So the primary usage concerns governmental affairs, or any kind of governance, but it clearly isn't restricted to that. Rivera's use of the word was more than applicable, and yes, this post too is indeed political.