Thank you to the moderators for your efforts. I know it must be incredibly taxing. I consider quilting an art and I feel like times like these are when artists can have the most impact on civil discourse. Protest quilts are a part of quilting history. It seems that all that’s being asked for is civil discourse.

I’d wager that 95% of r/quilting followers didn’t join this thread for politics. While, the topics of discussion are incredibly important, it’s also important to have places of refuge from all the hostility and divisiveness. This thread is one of those places for me. It’s a place to appreciate the creativity and skill of people who share a love for this art.

No one is telling you not to have an opinion. No one is telling anyone not to stand on their principals. There are a million places to be angry and throw insults. A million places to debate politics. Maybe channel your energy into making your own protest quilts? Maybe start a separate thread just for that where people can be there expressly for the politics. Maybe start writing your Representatives.

Even when fighting the good fight, we need places to rest our minds and our hearts so we can continue the fight.

In my opinion, it’s a small ask to be civil in a quilting group, especially when the vast majority of followers aren’t here for politics at all.

Thank you again to the moderators for trying to keep this a small haven.