Your tent isn't "big"; it's fascist. Because there are only two kinds of tents: fascist tents and anti-fascist tents.
Oh, you ban "politics"? That means you let people get away with using dog whistles, and you ban people for calling them on it because they're engaging in "politics" or "personal attacks".
Banning "politics" is a *political* decision. A decision in favor of fascists.
Something I learned about diversity, from DEIB training at Google of all places, is that diverse teams have more conflict, and this is good because it leads to better decisions.
And that's why I dismiss people when they sing the praises of Nordic countries. They are able to get things done because their people have similar backgrounds and largely think alike. They play being countries on the easiest mode, and that can never point the way forward.
The way forward is to figure out collective decision-making in the presence of diversity.
@freakazoid also, the cash used to pay for it comes largely from ripping the global south, making weapons and oil …
