That's not good. After the latest NixCon I thought the community and the governance structure were relatively balanced and mostly in agreement. It seems I was mistaken...
I kinda like most people both in the SC and the moderation team, it's sad to see them disagree to this extent. I guess the "political appointment" was a right-wing one? I think the mod team were doing some good work keeping the discussion LGBT-friendly and not allowing most hateful views to be expressed, which apparently counts as left-wing nowadays.