> What happened to the rule against politics and religion in polite society?
What rule? That's only ever been the case in idealized tv 'society', and mostly-homogenous comparatively rich/affluent folk who can afford not to give a shit about politics.
Looking at this through another prism, fully 95% of the company decided that being apolitical at work is reasonable.
What happened to the rule against politics and religion in polite society?