Political discussions have always been frowned upon in HN. Any discussion just leads to whataboutism. What’s the point?
On the other hand, this is what a large part of the country has always been about. The establishment has just been able to keep the worse parts of it down and do everything through dog whistles instead of outright racism.
I’ve seen people afraid to talk about politics for financial reasons. Everything from Micheal Jordan’s “Republicans buy shoes too” to James Thompson of Stratechery who euphemizes that Trump is “transactional” instead of just outright saying “he openly accepts bribes from companies” - referencing the $15 million Paramount gave him directly for the merger to go through.
On the other hand, this is what a large part of the country has always been about. The establishment has just been able to keep the worse parts of it down and do everything through dog whistles instead of outright racism.
I’ve seen people afraid to talk about politics for financial reasons. Everything from Micheal Jordan’s “Republicans buy shoes too” to James Thompson of Stratechery who euphemizes that Trump is “transactional” instead of just outright saying “he openly accepts bribes from companies” - referencing the $15 million Paramount gave him directly for the merger to go through.