Without alienation, there can be no politics.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Politics arises from the separation of people and their differing interests or conditions.
- In plain terms
- Politics happens because people are not all the same.
- What can you take from it?
- Differences create the need for politics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is politics inevitable in any group?
- How can we reduce alienation?
Another view
Unity and shared goals can sometimes reduce political friction.
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