@EntropySloth and also, if one reviews patches, the patches might come from quite variable palette of political systems. at that time, i only look at the code, i don't really care about politics as long as communication is aligned with the code of conduct.
this also applies to companies. when i was working at intel and reviewing kernel patches, i completely ignored the source of patches, and absolutely never favored intel in lkml.
i think my beliefs help with this type of thinking when you have your kernel maintainer hat on, but even if i had some other views, i'd stay strictly professional and ignored all that. it is all about contracts that you make and i like following those that i make.