Privatism and fact-fetishism both deny politics’ dialogic nature.

Evidence

The very private and very technical, fact-oriented approach go hand in hand — both ignore the interactive nature of politics, making political discussion seem superfluous. Their approach echoes the common-sense idea that politics happens inside the person or outside in the world of facts, but that nothing important happens in between regular citizens, in dialogue. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 944

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: Diagnoses why technical-factual culture and political withdrawal co-occur: both erase the middle space of citizen dialogue where meaning and solidarity form.
• XREF: connects to: Privatism is sometimes defended as rational retreat from a dry public arena. — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 157; Impersonal factual and personal self-interest talk are two sides of the same anti-political coin — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 1502; Framing talk as fact-exchange makes political conversation feel intimidating and pointless. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 1013 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Impersonal factual and personal self-interest talk are two sides of the same anti-political coin #corroborates (0.90) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 1502
• Neither denunciation nor privatized acceptance can create a politics of mutual respect #complicates (0.80)
• Framing talk as fact-exchange makes political conversation feel intimidating and pointless. #complicates (0.72) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 1013