[lightedman]

"HN's purpose is the gratification of intellectual curiosity. We can't be that and be a political battlefield at the same time"

Incorrect - that's what communication is entirely about. And communication is what you're destroying.

"Note that word 'primarily'. It is the important distinction here."

No, the distinction is "political/ideological battle. That's destructive of what the site is for," If it's destructive to the site why is this entire thread about Rod Vagg here? It's entirely political and has nothing to do with technical merits of Node.js, at all. Every last bit of it is 100% internal politics, and as you state, this site isn't the place for it.

If you're capable of actually living up to your "This isn't the place for political/ideological battles" then this entire thread needs to be purged from the site.

Because otherwise this is pure hypocrisy.