Splinterlands content does not have political issues that seem to center around flags. The people flagging you were not necessarily whales but anyways yeah Splintertalk.io (or rather content with the hashtags spt, splinterlands, and steemmonsters on hive) is super chill and positive and much like a party. The game itself is fun and addicting as long as you are not trying to invest into game directly for ROIs then it becomes less fun. a 10 dollar spellbook and your good to go!