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You started off your replies by implying progressives are communists with this little nugget > Progressives think it's 'fair' that everyone pays what they can

You started off your replies by implying progressives are communists with this little nugget > Progressives think it's 'fair' that everyone pays what they can afford. Which is not what progressives believe, and then you went full on communist with this little nugget > Some people also thought "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" was fair. And then you started pretending only you knew history. I don't care what you position is, I'm replying to what you say, not what you think; I can't read your mind, only what you write. > Do you know me? Yet you decide to attack me. I don't have to know you to tell you you're behaving arrogantly, and I haven't attacked you, if you think I have, you don't know what attack means. I've criticized your bad behavior, nothing more. > I'm not a kid, I'm 30 Still a kid to me bub. > Again, just 1 question: What do you think my opinion on taxes is? I know what your position is, you stated it > I'm all for progressive taxation, wealth and inheritance tax, all of it. But I'm also not ignorant of history... But that's not what we're talking about anymore because you can't stop being arrogant and have derailed any conversation to the point that I no longer care what you think. "But I'm also not ignorant of history", please, grow up, your superiority complex is disgusting.

dang 11y ago
The personal attacks in your comments are completely out of line. If you don't stop doing this I'm going to have to ban you, which I would hate, because we've both been around here for years and I've enjoyed your HN comments (especially about Smalltalk) since long before I became a moderator. But you've been breaking the HN guidelines over and over again, and I've asked you to stop many times. You need to stop categorically if you want to keep commenting here. These rules apply to everyone, and it wouldn't be fair to other users to let you get away with it.
- gnaritas 11y ago
  Well I'll stop this thread, though I don't agree I've attacked him at all; I've done no such thing and while I'll respect your wish to stop, you're wrong to claim I've attacked anyone as no such thing happened. If fact please point me at the guideline you're accusing me of breaking because I just reviewed them and I don't see anything that violates them; I am being civil and saying exactly what I would say to him in person. Pointing out bad behavior like arrogance and superiority is not a personal attack on the person, it's addressing the person's behavior.
  - dang 11y ago
    The problem is that you're using personally uncivil language to do it, and that's not allowed. I'd be happy to try to clarify this if you want to discuss it further, but hn@ycombinator.com would be better than here.

dang 11y ago

The personal attacks in your comments are completely out of line. If you don't stop doing this I'm going to have to ban you, which I would hate, because we've both been around here for years and I've enjoyed your HN comments (especially about Smalltalk) since long before I became a moderator. But you've been breaking the HN guidelines over and over again, and I've asked you to stop many times. You need to stop categorically if you want to keep commenting here. These rules apply to everyone, and it wouldn't be fair to other users to let you get away with it.

gnaritas 11y ago
Well I'll stop this thread, though I don't agree I've attacked him at all; I've done no such thing and while I'll respect your wish to stop, you're wrong to claim I've attacked anyone as no such thing happened. If fact please point me at the guideline you're accusing me of breaking because I just reviewed them and I don't see anything that violates them; I am being civil and saying exactly what I would say to him in person. Pointing out bad behavior like arrogance and superiority is not a personal attack on the person, it's addressing the person's behavior.
- dang 11y ago
  The problem is that you're using personally uncivil language to do it, and that's not allowed. I'd be happy to try to clarify this if you want to discuss it further, but hn@ycombinator.com would be better than here.