What exactly are you objecting? That this topic is covered in HN or that it is being discussed in an "amateurish" way. If it is the first, this brings us back

What exactly are you objecting? That this topic is covered in HN or that it is being discussed in an "amateurish" way. If it is the first, this brings us back to the "what should be covered by HN" debate. I, for one enjoy discussing matters unrelated to C++, Erlang, VCs, YC, Apple, etc. every now and then. If you don't agree, there are tons of other topics on HN. The second point is more self-evident: of course it is amateurish, we don't have foreign policy experts here (I think). Yet we are (mostly) intelligent people tackling a problem with the small number of facts at hand. Your statement then becomes self-referential, because by posting it to this thread, you add nothing to the discussion.