The problem is that the norm of the politics-ban is quite broad. Basically everything that the “Personal is Political” crowd would label political is swept in.
Not only is discussion of the latest maneuverings of Newt vs. Mitt prohibited, but discussion of democracy vs. authoritarianism, feminism, the purpose of juries, etc. are considered off limits by a vocal portion of LessWrong. I have no desire to debate whether Obama’s State of the Union was good policy or good politics, but the broadness of the negative reaction excludes a lot of conceptspace, to the point that there are real world problems it’s very difficult to discuss here.
In short, there’s a reason why I was talking about a Political Theory Open Thread, not a Politics Open Thread.
The problem is that the norm of the politics-ban is quite broad. Basically everything that the “Personal is Political” crowd would label political is swept in.
Not only is discussion of the latest maneuverings of Newt vs. Mitt prohibited, but discussion of democracy vs. authoritarianism, feminism, the purpose of juries, etc. are considered off limits by a vocal portion of LessWrong. I have no desire to debate whether Obama’s State of the Union was good policy or good politics, but the broadness of the negative reaction excludes a lot of conceptspace, to the point that there are real world problems it’s very difficult to discuss here.
In short, there’s a reason why I was talking about a Political Theory Open Thread, not a Politics Open Thread.