There's a point, here. The are only two differences between political discussions on HN and political discussions in any random moderated forum. 1) The posts

There's a point, here. The are only two differences between political discussions on HN and political discussions in any random moderated forum. 1) The posts are shorter. 2) Most of those involved in such discussions think that the (almost-always) bog-standard partisan/ideological arguments they advance are somehow more insightful because they're smart programmers, entrepreneurs, or just geeks in general.