> often reasonably well-supported perspective That's the part that's unfortunately often untrue. HN posters on political topics seem much less informed than on

> often reasonably well-supported perspective That's the part that's unfortunately often untrue. HN posters on political topics seem much less informed than on technical topics. On technical subjects, someone who's offering strong opinions while obviously not having read much background material will typically be sidelined, but in political discussions, people don't seem to feel a strong need to do background reading or support their claims with evidence.