Debating politics is meta-complicated, because even the decisions on whether/how to debate politics can themselves be (or be interpreted as) moves in the political game.
“You don’t want to have a debate about X? That means you agree with the majority opinion on X! While pretending to be neutral! And these people call themselves ‘rationalists’ without anyone calling you out on such blatant political move?” (Heh, heh, I just made them debate X anyway, again.)
Debating politics is meta-complicated, because even the decisions on whether/how to debate politics can themselves be (or be interpreted as) moves in the political game.
“You don’t want to have a debate about X? That means you agree with the majority opinion on X! While pretending to be neutral! And these people call themselves ‘rationalists’ without anyone calling you out on such blatant political move?” (Heh, heh, I just made them debate X anyway, again.)