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For you to understand: when you say "keep politics out of tech" that is an explicit political position and you are basically saying "politics for me, but not for you". Or to put it in different terms: unspoken support for the status quo, is a deeply reactionary political position and you are trying to enforce this by "keeping politics out of tech".
I disagree. But I think the overall intention with saying that is simply that we/I don't want to have that discussion or it's off-topic/not the right place. I guess that could be said instead although I doubt it would really make much difference. People will still find a way to complain and boycott even if you do nothing i.e. "silence is violence".
I think a lot of people will simply stay away from your project if you invite that kind of discussion, regardless of who is right or wrong. More people than might otherwise be attracted by arguably more explicit and inclusive stances.