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The posting of this article was guaranteed to produce a political flamewar.

• dang 11y ago
  That doesn't excuse the commenters who made it so.
  • hugh4 11y ago
    Does it excuse the mods who let it through? If you allow politically contentious articles, you're going to get politically charged discussion. Articles representing a left-wing worldview are let through and right-wingers are blamed for "starting flame wars" when they interject something that shows their own worldview. HN should either commit to open discussion or declare itself officially a no-dissent-allowed Safe Space.
    • dang 11y ago
      That description is false. More importantly, you have no standing to argue about what's appropriate on HN when you post dreck like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10453898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10453898 in violation of the site's rules. I've asked you before to stop doing this. Please follow the rules from now on.