I've upvoted the thread because, while I disagree with its point, I think it's a good idea to infrequently re-analyze whether a subject is fit for discussion here. However, I might not upvote if I saw this (why not politics?) particular type of post appear very often.

I don't want to see macropolitical (using this as a made-up word to indicate non-micropolitical issues, as defined in prior comments) discussion on LW because they give me a lot less useful information than does almost any other type of discussion. I am personally very uninterested in politics given that my impact is likely to be extremely low in it, so I see it as a waste of computing power, a source of accidental mind-killing, and a source of negative emotion which may interfere with my ability to do more worthwhile things.

On the other hand, I would welcome posts on micropolitics -- I plan to take a 'donor' path and foresee that I will need to learn how to usefully interact and manipulate (without connotation) people in a corporate setting and such.