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HH, nobody ever said that advocacy does not have a political aspect, I know that I have said that there is a difference between advocacy and POLITICS. Which is why I posted the definition of POLITICS. Riding my bike is not politics, though it might be advocacy. By riding my bike I am not engaged in the process or methods of making decisions for any group of people, but I may be setting an example for a group of people which could be a form of advocacy. In the same vein, Rosa Parks was not not engaged in the process or methods of making decisions for anybody by standing up for her rights as a human being.

Advocacy can be political, but it can also be non-political, depending upon the advocate and their motives. If you choose to be political, that is your business, but some of us advocate for things just because we feel it is the right thing to do, not because we want to participate in the process of making decisions for others.
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