It will be difficult to encourage people to speak up if people get down voted for holding unpopular views. It would be interesting if HN tried to create a safe

It will be difficult to encourage people to speak up if people get down voted for holding unpopular views. It would be interesting if HN tried to create a safe space for people to discuss political subjects, free from flagging and downvotes, similar to the design of anti-polarization projects in the past.