Certainly there are some culture warriors, who use these situations only as springboards to their pre-existing and unmovable opinions about those on the Other Side.
But it’s not all culture war. I like to think that in HN it’s all legitimate viewpoints.
And relevant to HN is that, culture wars aside, it involves challenging and interesting problems (homelessness, drugs, petty crime). There are multiple approaches to situations like these and the best solutions could well be a compromise.
But it’s not all culture war. I like to think that in HN it’s all legitimate viewpoints.