This will probably get me downvoted to hell, but here goes anyway. You know, sometimes I just want programming stuff to be about programming. If I want social justice I will go to the appropriate place. No I don't support Nazis or the like, but there's a shitload of other types of discrimination/injustices that I (and most others) also don't support, that we don't see plastered everywhere.
He has every right to do so, obviously, and I'm not telling him to stop. But if you want a programming community that keeps its politics separate from work, Gleam is not for you.
In my experience the people who get irked by public support for groups suffering from hate always have this persecution complex, like they're going to be subjected to the same treatment as the members of these groups that they don't like to see being defended.
People have a platform, and they use it to show they views. Elon does nazi salutes, Louis says trans rights. They express what they believe in.
Those statements are necessary so people know it is safe to engage with this community. So women know they are less likely to be openly harassed and demeaned. So trans people know they are allowed to exist in this community. So that black people know they will not be bombarded by racism.
An yes you have to be proactive and drive out Nazis or they will take over your community over time. You can not tolerate those that show intolerance.
Choosing to "not be political" means choosing to be inclusive to Nazis and to be dangerous for nearly everyone else.
That's a fucked up take. I guess because Gleam doesn't explicitly call out pedophiles, rapists, murderers, and other low-lifes that they must be inclusive of those folks too right? Gleam is so dangerous for everyone else as a result. /s