I agree with everything you've said. There's enough politics in everything else; I come here to be a nerd and learn about nerdy things. Also I've noticed that

I agree with everything you've said. There's enough politics in everything else; I come here to be a nerd and learn about nerdy things. Also I've noticed that even though HN tends to promote discussion pretty well on technical subjects, even here political discussions tend to devolve into flame wars.