Is there a possibility this whole project is in jest? It's called "Make Linux Fast Again", and it deliberately disables reasonable security measures to achieve its goal. Could be a political statement in the negative!
The quality of comments on hacker news is due to the high bar for thoughtfulness and respect. Not from a restriction blocking any "political" discussion.
The linked content (disable security features to improve performance) is very clearly a relevant topic for hacker news and the apparent association between the linked domain and Trump's infamous catch-phrase seems like an intentional choice that is worth discussing.
I think it is a real problem that someone should try to solve. I visit a good number of expert communities and they all tend to be highly on topic. This is a good thing without question but I've often noticed the community is completely oblivious to what happens outside their bubble. I suspect most of the accidental battles are from being years behind on the discussion with the people they've talked with every day for the last decade or so.
I don't claim to have a solution. Programming philosophy or Programming politics do not seem very attractive but I do suspect there to be a big adventure behind those curtains. It's not like code is not political, lacks a philosophy or ideology. But the best we could do was "stop spying on me!"? hah
One of the reasons I like HN is it generally avoids such shallow political talk.