Well when I'm born into royalty and/or taken as a slave in a kings palace like he was maybe I'll be more active in the affairs of the court.
Like Esther, this wasn't something Daniel sought. This was the circumstance that was foisted on him.
The fact that Daniel was enslaved in the kings palace is not analogous to a Christian devoting all his time to political commentary or obsessing over affairs of civil government.
The circumstance foisted on them BY WHO?
By God, as with Joseph and Pharaoh.
Genesis chapter 50
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15] And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
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16] And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
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17] So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
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18] And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
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19] And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
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But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
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21] Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
God has always been interested in giving godly counsel to those in politics.
For example:
Isaiah chapter 19
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11] Surely the princes of Zoan are fools,
the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
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12] Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
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13] The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
If you read the prophets, then you can easily recognize that God was constantly warning leaders of other nations through them or refuting the "brutish counsel" of others with godly counsel.
Why would he do so unless he was interested in world politics, especially in relation to people submitting themselves to the rightful reign of Christ?
Anyhow, nobody is forcing you to get involved in politics.
As for me, I'll take a stand, if need be.