By most people. You know, non-activists. We just want to come to work, do our jobs, hang out with other people passionate about what they do. Just enjoy this time and not engage in political activism. Is this too much to ask?

Please don't put made up statements in my mouth. That's pretty low. I never said I want to silence anyone. I said I want to come to work and expect work related discussions, nothing else. I'm really tired of this toxic narrative that if I don't want my workplace to be a battleground of political discourse I'm somehow silencing opinions or oppressing minorities.

But they haven’t actually silenced anyone. They’ve said employees are free to even congregate in personal groups with other employees to discuss politics. Just not on company Basecamp.

In this case, I was referring specifically to the policy mentioned in the article.

But it’s a valid question more broadly as well, and some of the other answers have been dismissive.

In general it is unwanted by people who prefer to be treated (and to treat others) as individuals rather than group members. People who want to interact with others based on individual qualities and merits, irrespective of group associations (especially immutable characteristics like height, skin colour, hair colour, etc).

I believe this (for now) still represents the majority of people in the US, and probably in some other countries as well.