[optimalsolver]

>HN is nothing other than r/technology or r/programming without the politics

How many front page posts have we had in the last two weeks whining about political censorship?

HN has politics alright, just the other side's politics.

[lordloki]

I disagree. HN has actual discussions and is, for the most part, politically neutral. That is, while some discussions will have a political component to them, such as discussing tech censorship, no opinions are being buried for simply existing "on the other side."

While being a free speech advocate is political, it does not fit into the US left/right political structure. So I don't see opposing the censorship of political speech as being "the other side's politics."

It's funny because I clearly remember when it was the other side with a "moral majority" who was trying to silence all opposing views. I was against it then as well. I think we should all be against authoritarianism no matter which political party we support. As I see it authoritarianism has led to suffering of the common people almost every time.

[meowster]

> is, for the most part, politically neutral.

I thought so too, but in the last few months, I wasn't sure. Comments seemed pretty polarizing, but each "side" was about equal in number.

Prior to the last few months, it seemed like political discussions were actually nuetral/objective. Hopefully it returns that way.