Here's how I see it. You can choose your mindset and provide productive, uplifting content and commentary. You can also choose to ignore negative and bickering content. I don't necessarily agree with your view it is all turning to politics but I think those things are simply being highlighted more by the whale curators.
I do feel on the developer side that there isn't too much of politics and people are working together. I guess it really has to do with how you frame the picture.
In the end, it's things only having to do with steemit that are being praised.
I think I see your point a lot better now that I've read the whole fiasco with @berniesanders being a butthead to @dollarvigilante https://steemit.com/steemit/@dollarvigilante/want-to-be-a-steemillionaire-here-are-the-crucial-things-to-do-for-newbies-on-steemit
I switched my DV to an UP
Yup, that is actually what sparked my post.