I keep seeing a small contention on HN say things like this, but there aren't hundreds of political posts — just a few here and there. The ones that do get post

I keep seeing a small contention on HN say things like this, but there aren't hundreds of political posts — just a few here and there. The ones that do get posted are usually investigative, well-researched, interesting and important articles like this one. To me, the biggest value of sites like HN is always the comments. Here we have some of the brightest, smartest, most driven people around the world gathered together. I think it's interesting to see what others think about things like this. I don't want a political discussion every day, but reading comments on important subjects like civil forfeiture from really, really smart people is interesting and informative. It's likely that many on HN today will have a big impact in shaping our lives in many ways over the next decade and beyond — not just from a technology standpoint. I for one, don't mind the occasional off-topic post that provokes interesting and thoughtful discussion. (And BTW — this is my 2nd account, which I created in order to use my real name — my original account is 4 years old)