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It occurred to me that when someone says things like "keep politics out of it", or "political discussions are not allowed here", and similar, what they are really doing is itself deeply political and they are effectively making a statement in favor of the status quo, supporting the current powers-that-be.
There is no place without politics.
The statement "this is not the place for politics" really means "I support the powers-that-be and that's the only opinion allowed here".
@eliasr Stumbled across this Desmond Tutu quote the other day. Illustrates your point quite clearly. The status quo is never free of politics, ever.