I feel like a lot of times when people complain about a company politics, it's only because they are on the losing side of the issue. When it works in their favor it's just the company culture.
Mentally, I've started replacing complaints about politics with "nobody is listening to me".
I'm constantly witnessing silly political battles, regardless of whether I have skin in the game. If you've ever done consulting work and joined a project midway through you'll immediately receive a healthy dose of it.
Mentally, I've started replacing complaints about politics with "nobody is listening to me".