They're not off topic if they are 'evidence of some interesting new phenomenon'. As a long-time HN user you are surely as aware of that caveat as I am.
Politics has always made up a large part of HN discourse. You can verify this by hitting the firebase API, or just use the search field at the bottom of the page and look into some past discussions around terms like 'Iraq' or 'guantanamo'.
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They're not off topic if they are 'evidence of some interesting new phenomenon'. As a long-time HN user you are surely as aware of that caveat as I am.
Politics has always made up a large part of HN discourse. You can verify this by hitting the firebase API, or just use the search field at the bottom of the page and look into some past discussions around terms like 'Iraq' or 'guantanamo'.