There was a time when politics occupied a defined place in human life. It was an important part of society, certainly, but it was only one among many concerns. Family, friendship, religion, art, literature, science, work, recreation, and personal aspirations all had their own spaces in the human experience. Politics influenced life, but it did not consume it. Today, however, many people feel that politics has escaped its traditional boundaries and expanded into almost every corner of existence.

Conversations at family gatherings, sporting events, entertainment programs, educational institutions, workplaces, social media platforms, and even personal relationships are increasingly viewed through a political lens. Everything appears to be political, and everyone seems expected to take a political position on everything. This raises a profound question: if politics becomes the measure of all things, whither our life? Where are we heading as individuals and as a society? The most visible driver of this transformation is the digital revolution.

Social media platforms have fundamentally altered the way human beings consume information. In earlier generations, people encountered politics at specific times through newspapers, radio broadcasts, or television news bulletins. Today politics arrives continuously, every hour of every day, through mobile phones that rarely leave our hands. The citizen has become both a consumer and a producer of political content. Every event, however trivial, can instantly become part of a larger political narrative. The consequence is that many people no longer experience events simply as events. A sporting victory is not merely a sporting victory; it becomes a political statement.

A film is not judged solely on artistic merit; it is evaluated according to ideological implications. A scientific discovery, a social trend, a cultural practice, or even a personal opinion often becomes the subject of political interpretation.........

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