Topic: STOP mixing US politics and crypto - page 2. (Read 237 times)

Bitcoin never asked to be a part of one specific party since there is no one that can speak for Satoshi. At this point it's hard to keep bitcoin out of politics mainly because the parties have very opposite ideas and people heavily involved in this industry may choose one party or the other also because of this. I never understood why the democrats are so against bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, every time they mention cryptos is just to say something bad about them, if they would be more open about it at that point discussing cryptos in politics would be almost pointless.

Lol, and here we are now beginning to speak vociferously about political matters! 

It so happens I agree with you, and all I'm going to add (and I've said it before) is that no matter the outcome of this upcoming election, the US is probably going to be more polarized than ever.  I'm not sure all the talk about bitcoin in relation to the politics is genuine; some of the threads I seem to recall came from shitposters who saw an easy topic to make a thread out of so that their alt accounts, buddies, family members, coworkers, and god-knows-who-else could also post in it. 

You know what I mean:

I'm not talking about the forum here though, I am talking about the broader community, of which this forum is a part.

I think it is bad business to get mixed up with politics, especially in the USA right now when things are so polarized.

And more specifically, I am suggesting that we don't get caught up in US partisan politics, but insofar as there is politics discussion, it is surrounding specific policies that effect the digital currency business, not "communism vs. fascism" or "republicans vs. democrats" or whatever. Let's talk about KYC laws, not Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Things change in the US when both parties agree on something, and things get stuck forever when it's seen as a cultural issue.

Making a mortal enemy out of half of the US population is bad--regardless of which half it is.

There was already a thread about this topic in Meta in case you missed it, and I don't think we need another one in Bitcoin Discussion where it's more likely to turn into a complete shitposting rave party.  That one died down a few days ago, so I'm guessing members don't really want to keep bitching about political bitching.  It just doesn't serve much purpose.

As in many places, politics in the USA is extremely polarized. This election year in the USA, voters will be voting on whether or not to enact massive changes to the US economy and their personal lifestyles:

1. Should abortion be illegal or not? If it's illegal, you "save the babies" as the supporters of the laws say. But then nobody in the USA will be able to safely have sex anymore for fear of an unwanted pregnancy. Regardless of how you feel about it, this is a huge change that will directly or indirectly effect every single American.

2. Should the USA immediately deport 11 million people? Republicans say that if we don't, we "have no borders". The other side finds this massive effort to be extremely cruel, and economists say the missing labor will crush our economy. Regardless of how you feel about it, this is a massive change to the USA, it's economy, and our lifestyles.

3. Should the USA elected a convicted criminal and proven rapist as its president? Republicans say the trade-off is worth it because of #1 and #2 above. The other side finds this idea extremely repugnant.

4. Should the USA allow Russia to take over Ukraine, and then expand into the rest of Europe, as Republicans say we should, or should the USA support Ukraine in its fight to stop them? Again, this is a massive decision Americans need to make, as it means our young people may be sent to way when it escalates as it did in WWII. Or maybe if we support Putin, nothing bad will happen.  Americans disagree on this.

People could spend hours debating all of this and take either side of these debates--and these debates are extremely emotional, as they effect every aspect of American life. It's a fight for the future of the USA, and it's a nasty one and it may well get a lot nastier.

But if that's the case, why do people insist on dragging Bitcoin into this fight?

Look, I get it: like every major industry on the planet, the crypto industry is getting regulated, and some of those regulations are annoying. I have no problem arguing about specific regulations. Let's have those arguments.

But that is very different than taking one of the sides in the US polarization. Do that, and you, at best, limit crypto's appeal to half of the USA, and make mortal enemies out of the other half. Why do that?

Digital currency should not be a "Republican thing" or a "Democrat thing", anymore than Apple or Netflix or Amazon is. These are smart companies that mostly stay out of politics.

Our industry should be smart, too. If you are against a specific policy, then lobby both sides to change that policy. A policy is not the same as a single personality, a single candidate or a single party. Stick to our issues, not issues like abortion, immigration or foreign policy.

Do NOT involve our industry in the nasty fight of US politics. This can only end in disaster.