Why not talk about politics during the holidays? If not politics then what? What if someone else finds that topic insulting or bad like you do?
As the mod said, the people in this site ultimately decide the outcome of events. And to Surtur: Do you honestly think a mod can make people change their preference in subject? Do you think they can also turn a theist into a atheist with their mod ability?
I've seen mods try to change popular demand, they all eventually break. Trends are made by... well I don't know how they're made, otherwise I would be talking about the greater things in life; instead of Donald Trump or diarrhea.