I just joined the site. Coming from a place, where I understand the concept, that politicians did not work for their worth. They got it due to their popularity. They never produced anything, nor provided a service, that helped others. For me, this is what Atlas Shrugged pointed out really well.

After joining, I couldn't help, but notice the number of posts in the hot category, that are straight off right wing politics opinions. Sometimes against democrats, sometimes straight against profit oriented companies.

Is this the result of the current climate? Or is this the main theme of this forum? I am actually looking for a place to have amazing discussions with likeminded people.

I am not from the US, nor am I interested in any politics, as long as it doesn't affect my life heavily (which it does, btw in Scandinavia, but that's most likely not interesting for others - I chose this place to live with all the perks and disadvantages).

So my question is: How much is this forum politics-centered usually? Is this just a weather I can storm, or will it be like this also years from now?

And to people discussing politics on the site: Am I missing something? How do you match the minimal state thought in Atlad Shrugged, with the fact, that both democrats and republicans are trying to kill the major profit oriented companies at the moment, increasing the spendings on government? Is this really a topic, that I shouldn't ignore? Is one politician really better today, than the others? If so, can you please attach some numbers, data, etc. on it? I jonestly don't want to be ignorant about it. But what I see today is governments becoming stronger everywhere regardless of the side, which results in supressed companies, who fight to create workplaces. So for me, any political debate is pretty much against the purpose of this site - and I'd prefer to understand the purpose of this place, and the content I found here.

Thanks a lot to everyone taking the time to answer my questions.