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I believe I understand the psychological mechanism behind it, but it is unfortunate, nontheless, that people separate any part of their private life from politics. Even though the idea is that we have voted for whatever parliament/congress ultimately decides, as long as we are subject to law and order as defined by and for the profit of the ruling class, we are not safe. One day all contraception could become illegal. Sugar, butter, flower and other basic groceries could be rationed. Libraries could be forced to remove anti government litterature from the bookshelves. Or, as we have seen in, for instance, Iran and China, Internet access could become restricted, censored or removed all together.
One of the saddest examples of this collective mentality in which everyday life and politics are seen as separate worlds is Japan, which I experienced while living there for six years. A lot of people took democracy for granted, saying that politics is a discipline or a profession that they would rather leave to the "professionals", meaning the politicians. As if the people shouldn't put their noses where they don't belong. As if political decisions didn't directly impact their everyday life.