Instead of/in addition to downvoting, allowing the community assign a political flair by voting on changing the font color for the posting, with a lower karma t

Instead of/in addition to downvoting, allowing the community assign a political flair by voting on changing the font color for the posting, with a lower karma threshold to vote for font color. If you think a post is a just right-wing gambit, then let those with some karma vote to make the post display in a red font…maybe light red leading to bright red if percentages increase. If the post is just a left-wing gambit, then you can vote for a blue font, light to dark as opinions are tabulated. Not as strong as a downvote (which should be reserved for abusive, manipulative, poorly reasoned, MLM, etc. posts, not just matters of personal taste or opinion IMHO), but lets the poster and community know that a lot of folks think this veers into political drivel of the red or blue variety. While still keeping the content up to be read. Allowing a very mild form of venting which should increase user engagement. Perhaps some might even find it an easy way to read things that only reinforce their worldview. Nice way for dang to take the pulse of the community and their take on the editorial vector of HN. Might add a green font for unbalanced views of long-term climate forecasting, nuclear energy and the other usual suspects. A lot of times, it isn’t worth arguing when the post doesn’t reflect a nuanced view of what is truly known and what isn’t, relative risks, etc…effectively (or ineffectively) an advocacy piece. Sometimes it is worth a short comment that takes 5 minutes, but sometimes it’s not worth the energy to correct, but isn’t worthy of a downvote either. A green font means the content is viewing things through “green-tinted” glasses. A balanced view doesn’t get a green font.