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He is defending a corrupt institution which has repeatedly lied, tortured and murdered. Also,what he wrote is wrong, chances are not better than even that some
by yourepowerless 11y ago
He is defending a corrupt institution which has repeatedly lied, tortured and murdered.
Also,what he wrote is wrong, chances are not better than even that some random issue is a certain way because of some complex technical reason, most decisions in DC are made through the lens of politics, ask anyone who works in policy and they will say the same.
- jacquesm 11y agoI might even agree with you. But that's no reason to resort to name-calling. Attack the reasoning, not the person.
- yourepowerless 11y agoAn apologist is one who defends a particular view, I really am struggling to understand what you intending to express. The OP wrote is wrong, just plainly wrong, he also dismisses out of hand the real concerns of state overreach. I've seen astro turfing on HN before, unfortunately mods seem more interested in sweeping such incidents under the rug than being upfront with the community. Or perhaps HN really isn't very sophisticated if his comment gets top spot, but more than likely comments in politically sensitive topics are heavily manipulated. EDIT: then link me to where mods have an open discussion with the community concerning government astro turfing. And tell us what is occurring to mitigate such incidents.
- jacquesm 11y ago> unfortunately mods seem more interested in sweeping such incidents under the rug than being upfront with the community. There you go again. I know for a fact that the mods take these things very seriously and are very upfront about it to the community, of which I am a member.
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