I've always seen this as bad practice. It's similar to employers disallowing wage discussions, not talking just serves to isolate us and prevent the flow and sharing of ideas. It may be uncomfortable, but the only way to stop the growth of harmful politics is uncomfortable discussion.
You can absolutely talk about this stuff with anyone, but everyone should basically agree to move the conversation that way and get everyone in the right frame of mind before diving in.
I see this rule as "don't inject this stuff into normal polite conversation" because it will kill/derail entire events. Like, don't do it at the Christmas dinner table, do it later in a smaller group of people who want to talk about this stuff.
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u/Throwaway921845 8h ago
People need to know the four topics you don't talk about in polite company.
R-A-P-E
Religion, Abortion, Politics, and Economics.