One of the things I find least attractive about masto at this point is the treatment of all things political as a verboten subject. We just bombed another country. I have friends who are scared about getting deported. I also have friends who will lose their jobs due to funding cuts. I guess I'm supposed to ignore all that? Yes, it's depressing, but I worry if communities try to pretend this stuff doesn't exist they'll just let it happen.
@nirak You're not supposed to ignore it and using a CW isn't the same as something being verboten-- it's just that many of us left the birdcage because of the constant stream of politics, a lot of which were panicked, angry, and often a lightning rod for attacks. Putting something behind a CW is kindness, not burying one's head in the sand.
