Searching[0] comments for user:gravypod and stem word fragments like divers, sexi, raci, or discr return 0 hits. Searching for other hot button[1] words like abortion, jew, islam, muslim, gun, SJW, leftist, clinton, hillary, trump, right, women, Israel, iraq, vote etc etc return 0[2] hits.
What political discussions are you having on HN that you won't still be able to have? Can you link to a comment you've made that you think you won't be able to make during this experiment?
[0] It's possible that I'm using the Algolia search wrong, but I can return other comments by gravypod.
[1] I'm not saying these are always bad comments! But if I'm looking for the political comments that dang is talking about these searches should return them.
[2] Some hits, but nothing relevant, for vote and right.
By the way, I use firearm to avoid negative connotation with gun.