Deciding that something is unpolitical is itself a political act.

Evidence

As Carl Schmitt writes, “any decision about whether something is unpolitical is always a political decision, irrespective of who decides and what reasons are advanced” (Schmitt, Political Theology, 2). — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1088

Categorization

• DEFINE: Core Schmitt political-theology axiom that framing something as ‘outside politics’ is itself a power move.
• XREF: connects to: Refusing to extend intrinsic criticism to the social is itself an ideological act. — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 675; The line between forced and free attention is itself a political question needing investigation — Annual Review of Anthropology contributors (⚠ verify author line), The Political Economy of Attention, 67; The power to set the etiquette of debate is itself political power — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 161 (+1 more)