I do see both sides of the coin on this…on the one hand, artists don’t want to publicly identify or support a controversial stance because it could alienate followers and potentially affect their livelihood but on the other hand…is it natural for an artist to be totally silent on issues that have such an effect on humankind at this time? Yes, lots of people need or want to escape from these troubled times and art can provide that but ironically it also puts us in touch with deeper emotions sometimes so what do we do with that deeper emotional state in the face of innocent people being shot in the street? Yeah…my stance in this politically charged environment is pretty obvious and if you came out as a staunch trump supprter, I’d walk…it’s true…so I guess it’s really up to you and what you can live with…potential loss of income, a bunch of nasty comments, feeling emotionally silenced…all tough things to live with. You are definitely not alone on this topic…I’m starting to see several artists I follow step out of the shadows of safe silence while others state outright that they don’t want to stir anything up and just want their community to be about their art and want that separated from controversy…so like I opened with…I get both sides of the coin so I guess the question becomes, what can you live with? This is your group, your community and your rules…I don’t think you can govern how people talk about politics because things are just too polarizing and emotionally charged at this time…so that’s my 2 cents on the topic…😊