Why “political” is being discussed
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Well friend, the current political climate in America might be unprecedented, but is not unique. As someone who lived under a mix of military, monarchy, psudo-democratic and dem…
by esalman · Sep 5, 2026
That's a problem with executive political appointees more so than the unelected bureaucrats. Career civil servants working in a regulatory capacity are typically very consistent…
by kube-system · Sep 5, 2026
I imagine having over a dozen political parties helps with this as well.
by archonis · Sep 5, 2026
It does not matter if SAR-CoV-2 was a real disease or a rebranded flu. Whether the Scamdemic was real or not is irrelevant. The authoritarian measures, the loss of all essential…
by airhangerf15 · Sep 5, 2026
Throw away accounts dropping political talking points deserve to be flagged.
by shusaku · Sep 5, 2026
People who feel lost and disaffected would rather see the whole thing burn down than continue with the status quo even if it is objectively worse for them. And its clearly been…
by bawolff · Sep 5, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "political" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "political" over time.
Politics is the activity of settling affairs in an organized society. Politics is usually concerned with resolving issues within a society via a government. Politicians are individuals engaged in the activity of politics. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. Read more on Wikipedia