[1457389]

I'm sorry but this:

> HN is a happy place, and politics are anything but happy.

makes me want to puke a little. I think you are probably right though, I can sense a major demographic on this site who are eager to ignore controversial issues. As I said earlier, maybe it's time to move on, but to where I am not sure.

[sangaya]

Not trying to ignore the issues entirely. Trying to ignore them when I come to HN.

I'll gladly read about such issues when I'm in the mood for it from a source where such articles are expected: r/worldnews, firstlook.org/theintercept/, aljazeera.com, etc.

[kencausey]

There is a difference between ignoring controversial issues and not desiring to see all controversial issues in all places including HN. Why assume because it doesn't appear here that HN readers are not aware of an issue?