Just following up here. As we mentioned above, the iNaturalist Forum is primarily for discussing topics directly related to iNaturalist - functionality, bugs, features, and community issues. The #nature-talk topic is a bit more open but should hew pretty closely to nature-related topics (see the About page). The original post was OK, but the topic turned into broader debates and recriminations about the conflict and about politics in general, which is not what the forum is for. It was becoming too difficult and time consuming to moderate and thus we decided to permanently close it. The above post is the last one I’ll add to this thread.
There are many places on the internet to share your political views and debate them with others. We want to keep this forum pretty tightly focused on civil, constructive discussions about iNaturalist and nature.