I don’t think that is true. My understanding—based on the FAQ, the fact that there is a politics tag with lots of posts, and based off of the impression I get hanging around the community for a while—is that, despite acknowledging that it tends to be a mind-killer, there are no hard rules against discussing it. I think there is some sort of norm/expectation that you factor in the downsides before bringing politics up (example), especially if things drag on in an unproductive way. But if after doing so you still think it is worthwhile, you should proceed.
Note: I appreciate that you posted this comment and upvoted it. I think it is also completely fine to downvote things and explain why you did so. Assuming you are coming from a good place and are at least somewhat reasonable, which I believe that you are.
“Once you know which side you’re on, you must support all arguments of that side, and attack all arguments that appear to favor the enemy side; otherwise it’s like stabbing your soldiers in the back—providing aid and comfort to the enemy. ”—Big Yud
I really doubt that people in the comment section will start siding with the RSF or the SAF and turning arguments into soldiers here. To almost all westerners Sudan todays is as distant as “Louis XVI during the French Revolution”.
I don’t think that is true. My understanding—based on the FAQ, the fact that there is a politics tag with lots of posts, and based off of the impression I get hanging around the community for a while—is that, despite acknowledging that it tends to be a mind-killer, there are no hard rules against discussing it. I think there is some sort of norm/expectation that you factor in the downsides before bringing politics up (example), especially if things drag on in an unproductive way. But if after doing so you still think it is worthwhile, you should proceed.
Note: I appreciate that you posted this comment and upvoted it. I think it is also completely fine to downvote things and explain why you did so. Assuming you are coming from a good place and are at least somewhat reasonable, which I believe that you are.
“Once you know which side you’re on, you must support all arguments of that side, and attack all arguments that appear to favor the enemy side; otherwise it’s like stabbing your soldiers in the back—providing aid and comfort to the enemy. ”—Big Yud
I really doubt that people in the comment section will start siding with the RSF or the SAF and turning arguments into soldiers here. To almost all westerners Sudan todays is as distant as “Louis XVI during the French Revolution”.