There are two claims here that should be considered separately. 1. Hackers are reluctant to acknowledge that their work has political ramifications. I believe

There are two claims here that should be considered separately. 1. Hackers are reluctant to acknowledge that their work has political ramifications. I believe this is true, and a problem. 2. Politics should be discussed more on HN. This is what most in the comments are disagreeing with, and I think with good reason. I like that HN avoids politics for the most part, but I'm also very glad to see someone point out that too many intelligent and technologically-inclined people insulate themselves from taking questions of values seriously.