Users are flagging them whether they're positive or negative, critical or uncritical. The issue is not how favorable they are, it's how repetitive they are. Repetitive submissions on divisive topics—and who/what is more divisive right now—invariably turn into flamewars, so these flags are consistent with HN's intended purpose.

I've been posting a lot lately about how we (mods) handle this sort of situation. If you didn't see those, here are some starting points:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43051836

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42978389

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42911011

If you (or anyone) take a look at those and the links they point to, and still have a question that isn't answered there, I'd be happy to take a crack at it.

When its click bait, yes

Yes.