@jeremiah @wjmaggos @realcaseyrollins @Moon There's a much more direct parallel in email servers. One does not have an expectation that a mail server has a political leaning, but apparently the dude expects fedi servers to have political leanings and feels like politics is the best frame for analyzing normal human interactions.

The way he appears to think about it is more like "Don't let people from the bad part of town into this neighborhood. If you were born in the shitty part of town, wear a scarlet letter forever." The "which church you went to" metaphor is a bit contorted.