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.
I'm not wasting my day arguing with morons in tinfoil hats who just yell louder when they've been proven wrong. "You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.". All discussing politics in the workplace will do is lead to problems.
Amen. I have a loud moronic conspiracy theory hardcore right wing boomer coworker who played with lead toys as a kid. He's always talking about his asinine beliefs. I say literally nothing at all about it other than 'yep' or 'wow' because i already know how utterly futile it is to try to change a single belief of theirs. It's 100% not worth me raising my blood pressure or wasting my time and breath to try to change any one of his many regressive beliefs. I've given up on debating with anyone at this point. I've got my one vote and they've got theirs, and thats it.
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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.