To all of those writing in opposition to this article, please take a moment to self reflect.

You have the privilege to be able to say "I do not want to discuss or read about these topics". That could be due to your economic situation, the family you were born into, the color of your skin, your identifying gender, or a variety of other aspects that allow you to not be effected by politics discussed here. Your life is fine and happy and doesn't need to change, which is a great feeling to have. You can choose to shut out the things that make you feel uncomfortable and continue to live as you always have.

One responsibility of that privilege is to understand that far too many people around the world do not have that same inherent privilege as you, and the reasons why are not in their direct control - be it their economic situation, the family they were born into, the color of their skin, their identifying gender, etc.

You do not have to be involved in political discussion or read political blog posts if you do not want to. No one is forcing you. But if you don't want that in your life or on this site, at least understand that posts like this might help someone with less privilege feel more comfortable in our community.

None of this is to say that your voice or opinion should not be heard, but consider how much a post like this harms or damages you, compared to how much it might help lift others who have been struggling to just live in the world.

Thanks Justin!