> HN has a large enough MAGA contingent that believes by not talking about it the world will hold off a little longer from bringing down their idol.
No. You're projecting. You're one of those types that sees politics in everything--that wants politics in everything. Some of us, me included, flag political stories not because of our beliefs but because we'd rather HN not become Reddit, or the countless other spaces that have been perniciously and intentionally invaded by "always politics, all the time" people.