Maybe political subjects that are totally unrelated to tech should be banned from HN. A strict reading of the guidelines would suggest that they already are. T

Maybe political subjects that are totally unrelated to tech should be banned from HN. A strict reading of the guidelines would suggest that they already are. There's nothing interesting or gratifying in those discussions. They devolve into poo-flinging with a probability approaching 1. In my experience, obvious political flamebait gets flagged off the frontpage out what feels like sheer exasperation. Comments not so much, but they generally end up a few shades lighter.