Institutional fit, not sincerity, makes political conduct feel natural.

Evidence

Volunteers’ political etiquette felt natural, part of their personalities, dovetailing nicely with the institutions surrounding the groups. But the activists’ etiquette did not feel natural at all; it was thus much harder to enforce, sometimes leading to incongruous mixes of styles. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 1277

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes Bourdieu on habitus and the sense of what feels ‘natural’; also connects to Eliasoph’s own ‘cycles of political evaporation’ from chapter 1 of this book. — connects to: Institutions persist by making analogies that make their practices appear natural. — Emil Sandström and Ann-Kristin Ekman and Karl-Johan Lindholm, Commoning in the periphery – The role…, 70; Institutionalized government stabilizes citizens’ inductive expectations, not strong trust — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 720; Political identity is learned, not an innate hidden self — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 241 (+5 more)
• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 1277

Broader Connections

• Institutionalized government stabilizes citizens’ inductive expectations, not strong trust #expands (0.80) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 720
• Institutional structure makes group members feel both part of and external to their group. #expands (0.75) — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 533
• Political identity is learned, not an innate hidden self #corroborates (0.72) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 241