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I agree. This is something that I would expect to see on reddit and not HN. I come here to get away from that noise.

You are probably right that Hacker News isn't the best forum for policing discussion. In fact, the "off-topic" region of the guidelines would indicate this as well imo. But people have upvoted it to the front page, so there must be some interest at least. Best bet is probably to flag and move on.

The HN community is not magically immune to the flaws of online communities. There are always differing points of view, trolls, and warriors for a cause.

It is mildly disappointing. Not necessarily that this article is here but if an article were posted that is equally interesting yet coming from another political bent, it would be almost immediately marked [flagged] and hidden. Even if the article were interesting.