You think so? I've had discussions on the topic of warfare off and on throughout the time I've been on HN, and they're usually pretty respectful. Indeed, I th

You think so? I've had discussions on the topic of warfare off and on throughout the time I've been on HN, and they're usually pretty respectful. Indeed, I think that's one of the unique things about this place. For example, a couple years ago, I had a discussion about drone warfare -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4957015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4957015 -- that covered very similar conceptual ground. I thought it was pretty civil. Indeed, I would have thought the technologization of warfare was something of general interest to this community, and a legitimate topic of discussion -- being at the intersection of technology and interesting changes in the way the world works. I didn't think it was just stupid politics, but that can be a landmine...