Is new story too political?

[Thefireflies]

I didn't realise the site had banned politics and earlyier this year I submitted a story set during a school fund raising event at a polling booth for the Australian federal election. The minimal politics mentioned was fairly balanced and tame. Though I was dissapointed when it was rejected, it took barely any time at all to remove the politics and published the story set at a non-election day school fete.

 

[bumpercars]

If it includes commentary on a purely fictional President Tronald Dump then you might still draw some scrutiny.

Tronald Dump's vice president is of course VD Jance

 

[Off_base]

I read a popular new story in LS within the last week or so, that praised the governor of Minnesota/former vp candidate by name, and named a few "red states" that the main character referred to as being anti lgbtq+.
Maybe it all depends on which politicians and issues are mentioned?

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

You mean that socialism fucks them harder?

*runs*

Careful with that word.... I have a dystopian future mutant story that references 'the socialists dismantling the constitution...' It resulted in the only comments I've ever deleted. Two readers got into an argument in my comments about what socialism really was and how it worked. Never figured that one out.