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That's why I asked you what would I have to do to be engaged in US politics, and you just tell me what I don't have to be, i.e. a US voter.
When you ask me, twice, if you need to be a US voter I will answer it. I will "just" tell you no, every time you ask. You indicate the multiple words I use define "engaged" are not enough for you to understand. Actively participating, involved, conduct, etc. You won't accept those as descriptions of what you have to do.
Mavi went and worked at a polling location. At that time he was engaged in American Politics. The election is over, he is no longer engaged in American Politics but now discusses his activities and is engaged in the discussion of American Politics.
He was actively involved, as in he wasn't at home sitting at a computer talking about polling locations, he was at an actual polling location.
If you printed Biden signs per campaign request as a non-US citizen outside of the US, you would be engaged in American Politics.
If you had designed the software as a non-US citizen and offered tech support from an area outside the US, you would still be involved, or engaged in, American Politics, since you would have done something directly related to American Politics.
There a many ways to be engaged IN American Politics, but what you are doing now, on this forum, is not that by my definition. It is as you describe it "communication" and as such I say you are engaged in the Communication of American Politics. Nothing about what we do here changes, alters, influences, contributes to, functionally changes American Politics.
As you said, you do not need to be in South Africa to say something about apartheid, but does talking about apartheid on a motorcycle forum mean you are engaged in apartheid? I say no.
Everyone here but you, judging by the PM's I am getting, understand the difference between talking about something and doing something.
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