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> One in support/service of whatever the current status quo is. Trying to set oneself apart from (or above) politics is itself political.

apparently, it's OK to have this stance of "if you're not with us, you're against us".

It's absolutely possible to not want political discussions in various places - it doesn't mean you support one or the other side. It simply means you don't want that discussion here. You could support the incumbents or not - not wanting the discussion does not imply support for the incumbents.

>>chii+(OP)
it's not the mere lack of being with, it's the enthusiastic, public advertisement that you are not with. If you are actually neither with nor against, then you don't have any need to say anything about the issue at all. If you make a big deal about not being with or against, most people who do that are against but don't want to say so.