I don't see much partisanship in this comment section, mostly people discussing the O&G amortization schedules. I agree that, in general, it would be better if HN had less political posts. That said, just upvote the type of posts you think are interesting and move on.

To echo your last point: If we spent half as much time upvoting as individuals instead of finger pointing, we wouldn't need HN moderator intervention at all.