> No, I think there needs to be a culture of talking to and respecting people with different opinions.

Absolutely.

> As for the people here explaining themselves clearly - that’s because dang has done a good job of fostering a community of high quality commenters.

Hard disagree. The level of political discussion on HN is barely a step above r/politics. This is a forum for 110 IQ codecels who think minor domain expertise means they are smarter than everyone else in all aspects.

The contempt for ordinary people in this very thread is nauseating.