It is simply an echo of “the whole point of american government is […].” Did you lose yourself too while writing your own comment?
No, as in the pernicious myth is that american democracy is a thing, that it ever existed, that it ever will exist, and/or that such a thing would be desirable.
> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That tramples curiosity.
Its a political topic, and you have taken an ideological stance towards it. If you want to say this topic shouldnt be on hacker news, I agree with you. Conversely, if you cant take the heat then get out of the kitchen.
Avowing extremist positions is indulging in trolling and unsubstantiative. It is also (con)ceding your position as indefensible and not worth talking about.