IMHO, political positions are off-topic (boring). Discussing meta politics (why politics are the way they are) is interesting and on-topic. Parent could have

IMHO, political positions are off-topic (boring). Discussing meta politics (why politics are the way they are) is interesting and on-topic. Parent could have definitely worded their comment less flippantly, but it's an interesting discussion as to why inflaming people draws $250M worth of listeners these days.