Is HN is the institution? As a recruitment board for YC, of course it is. Are there openly fascist posters in most relevant threads? Definitely. Would I describe the average community member as such? No.

Indeed, HN seems to be pro-institution (because most livelihoods depend on them)

But when seemingly innocuous posts are flagged, that label seems too weak.

To those sympathetic to these political posts..upvoting or posting calm or mildly supportive comments like the above (BEFORE THE FLAG happens) might help to prevent flags..

The title of this one is too inflammatory imho

EDIT: The comments to this one seemed alright but still got flagged https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44601096