Ah, I see what you mean. This kind of discussion is not what comes to mind from the phrase “discuss politics”, though. I think that was the source of confusion.
If the goal is to discuss abstract patterns that come up in politics (vs what I would think of as “discussing politics”, namely discussions about politicians and policies and elections, etc), then I agree the non-loaded, made up examples are better.
Ah, I see what you mean. This kind of discussion is not what comes to mind from the phrase “discuss politics”, though. I think that was the source of confusion.
If the goal is to discuss abstract patterns that come up in politics (vs what I would think of as “discussing politics”, namely discussions about politicians and policies and elections, etc), then I agree the non-loaded, made up examples are better.