Violence by the police is as off topic to the NYPD playing the ice cream jingle in black neighborhoods as drone strikes are off topic to the national anthem bei

Violence by the police is as off topic to the NYPD playing the ice cream jingle in black neighborhoods as drone strikes are off topic to the national anthem being played at political rallies. It's like the debate between Emacs vs. Vim. It's a debate that needs to occur. It is such a contentious issue that it quickly dominates any conversation in which the debate arises. The debate between Emacs vs. Vim, therefore, needs to be avoided in conversations of other, less contentious issues to allow the other issue to be the focus of the discussion.