Ask HN: Is the omission of politics a political stance?

Just because sports stories are omitted doesn't mean HN is taking a stance for/against sports, its just stating that isn't a topic for discussion here. Same for political discussions or crime.

Technology has become more pervasive in a lot of industries. I'd like to see less "news" articles posted here that really have nothing to do the creation of or new insights on technology and just tangentially are related to "tech".

If I ask my dentist a gynecology question, does it make him sexist not to answer it?

No, it's simply off-topic for the forum.

It is never not the case that you can make everything about politics and that politics is a mind killer.

If we accept that not taking a stance is a political act then you can extend that to everything.

If anything, HN should be far more vigilate in banning politics given the current political environment.