News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Stop using app icons for political activism. Parent comment

Re:Stop using app icons for political activism by porknubbins on Monday June 20, 2022 @08:58PM (#31818415)
The OP may well be opposed to the rainbow flag or not. The fact that they are not allowed to make a facially neutral “no politics on my home screen” statement without HN speculating about some political leaning seems to me to be a pretty clear example of how some progressive movements are encroaching on what used to be neutral space.
[ Parent | on HN ]
[dead]
Re:Stop using app icons for political activism by lom888 on Monday June 20, 2022 @09:17PM (#31818563)
In the USSR it wasn't enough to have art that was apolitical, it was seen as vital that art acted to actively support the creation of a socialist society, and those seeking to create art in a neutral space were viewed as being reactionary. Defining apolitical spaces out of existence denies people the space to come to their own conclusions
[ Parent | on HN ]
[dead]
Re:Stop using app icons for political activism by cato_the_elder on Monday June 20, 2022 @11:12PM (#31819416)
> “No politics” is itself a political statement.

Yes, but it's often the one that the silent majority supports. And I think in many cases, it is in fact an objectively better and wiser strategy.

[ Parent | on HN ]