Originally Posted by sapiens

This thread seems to be going nowhere fast. Right wing people are ignorant when it comes to history, civics, and philosophy and left-wing people are uneducated and ghetto dwellers?

Back to the OP: I don't talk about politics in the workplace. If someone else brings up a political issue, I don't comment. It seems like political discussions might be necessary in a field like journalism. Is the "steer clear of political discussion" strategy at all feasible in such a field?