Actually, as a person who was a politician for several years, I can tell you that "no politics" is something people trying to feel noble say to avoid responsibility for taking a position. I became a politician so I could fight for a position and, yes, against another one. I needed all the allies I could get. Every group, person, or institution that said, "We're not political" was saying, "We're of no use to you at all."
Yes, politics please! Lots of it!