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Have you been witnessing respectful political exchanges on this site? the past 18 months have been pretty awful, in my experience.

>>anonba+(OP)
Compared to other online communities - absolutely. HN rarely devolves into "Damn [liberals|conservatives]" and people often get called out here for ad hominem attacks. Political articles without any basis in technology and clickbait titles are also usually quickly culled.

>>knz+63
I think the standard for HN political discussions ought to be other HN discussions not political discussions elsewhere on the internet. HN having better political discussions than elsewhere on the internet might even be part of the problem if HN is attracting people whose purpose is political discussions.

>>brudge+Pk
That's a good observation and well put.