Declaring something unpolitical is itself a political decision

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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The power to set the etiquette of debate is itself political power — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 161; Deciding that something is unpolitical is itself a political act. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 1088; People define what counts as political differently across contexts and interactions — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 145 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Deciding that something is unpolitical is itself a political act. #corroborates (1.00) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1088