There is no such thing as media that does not have politics. every piece of art ether intentionally, or unintentionally reflects the people's behind it worldview.
As a fan of the Escapist pre-GG (it was my first proper forum after all), I was excited to hear it might be back properly but that "leave politics at the door" is some absolute horseshit. "Leaving politics at the door" is a political statement in and of itself. You literally cannot separate politics from every day life. Everything is inherently political.
Honestly? This is quite dangerous. Politics are everywhere because they NEED to be everywhere. By not putting politics, you're pandering to those that dislike being criticised, giving them a safe zone from being told what they don't like to hear. Hell, in his replies there's already a dude talking that a site like this is needed "against the kotakus, polygons and waypoints". That should tell you everything you need to know about who your main audience is going to be.
Politics is in our blood. Especially if you're creative. Trying to suppress that does you nothing but achieve tension. If they're avoiding politics entirely then they're not doing their jobs as journalists correctly.
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