I think I can agree in the affirmative with the first sentence, not so much the second one, with the context of my original comment in mind. If your company is

I think I can agree in the affirmative with the first sentence, not so much the second one, with the context of my original comment in mind. If your company is demonstrably involved in issues that affect global, heck or even local politics, speaking to those affairs is an imperative. Whether or not people enter those conversations with the intent on solving problems and actually discussing in earnest is where things get weird, admittedly.