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@ABCDEF7 How would you define human issues?
Cause politics are a response to the problems and situations we face as societies.

@SW-User Human issues are those that actually do not relate to cast, creed, gender, age, race, religion, etc. First the society should not differentiate humans based on factors like above. Then they try to create an issue out of that. When life of a human matters, it should not be made an issue that some particular groups life matters, because it's a human life that we are talking about, it can be a male, female, old, kid or a life in fetus. When something happened to someone's life, why it can't be made an issue that a life has not been kept on priority.

When people politicize an issue they first divide the humans/society in two or more groups by making that issue particular to a group of people. If in a different case the incident could have happened to other group of people, it's a human issue, not a issue of that particular group. But politics benefit by creating divide. Your group, my group, your issues, my issues. Why can't everyone can represent everyone's issue, and just represent humanity, because their business runs by creating divide. Why all political parties not have issues of all humans, of all groups?

@ABCDEF7 It is just as bad when they add religion to the mix.

@chrisCA Yes, politician do also divide people based on religion.

@ABCDEF7 Humans are just not a homogenous group therefore it's impossible to just represent humanity. People are different but should be equal in treatment. Divide is impossible to avoid but should be kept in line. Different groups of people face different problems and situations that are intertwined with broader society and it's structures.

@ABCDEF7 True. Especially when some pander to certain religious groups to get votes.

@chrisCA While that is true I have to disagree with ABCDEF7s comment. Religions are inherently divisive. Each religion (especially the abrahamic ones) claim truth to their belief while dismissing the other side and especially dismissing science. Political parties just capitalize on that fact to gain votes

@SW-User "Humans are just not a homogenous group therefore it's impossible to just represent humanity. People are different but should be equal in treatment." :
Why they should be treated equal if they are different? Because the common thing that make you think they should be treated equal is the human in them, and recognizing that is humanity. It's about respecting the differences.

"Divide is impossible to avoid but should be kept in line. Different groups of people face different problems and situations that are intertwined with broader society and it's structures." :
They face different problems and situations because some people/politicians don't let you accept/forget the difference. Political mindset also uses religion to to fulfil their purpose. Even some religion can be formed out of political mindset.

Spirituality(not to be confused with getting religious) makes you love every life irrespective of any attribute related to your body/birth. But you will not find any political party promoting spirituality. Because it ruins their business of divide and rule. If they can support a religion, why not spirituality?

"Religions are inherently divisive. Each religion (especially the Abrahamic ones) claim truth to their belief while dismissing the other side and especially dismissing science." :
Take the example of Hindu religion(definitely not Abrahamic) where they have different faiths and different type of faiths, but all live in harmony. Even the religions that stem out of Hindu religion like Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism etc. don't even fight with each other. The religions that either emerged out of political mindset or those whose control later become a political are only trying to create a divide among religions. A religion by it's nature should only teach people to live in harmony unless it is created to benefit of divide or later gets politically controlled.