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Please don't be this vitriolic on HN, we cannot let this become Reddit.

waterphone 10y ago
Pointing out that ignorant racists are ignorant and racist is vitriolic? It isn't my intent to be simply snarky and dismissive, but it seems like this is coming down to people with terrible ideas being dismissed by more educated people who understand why their ideas are terrible, and then feeling bad about it and revolting. Okay, fine, maybe that's the reason. But it's a stupid reason from stupid people. Feeling bad about being stupid doesn't make you less stupid or mean anyone should implement your stupid ideas. Yes, I'm speaking in simple terms and simplifying things in a way some people will undoubtedly be offended by if they were driven to vote in droves for someone like Trump because people made them feel bad, but that is what it essentially comes down to. Reality is a lot more complex than the "simple" solutions Trump and his supporters are endorsing, and they're going to cause a lot of destructive harm to the world as a result of their ignorance and bigoted ideas.
- danso 10y ago
  Yeah, it's vitriolic. It's like coming in here and telling everyone that they are child-killers, because of the numerous drone killings that the Obama administration has sanctioned.
- muhammad117 10y ago
  ^^Uhhhh this so much. I mean its only a matter of days before Trump and Pence personally take to the streets to start rounding up and executing everyone who's not a white male. These people have the audacity to think that the same media that so ardently pushed Hilary could have also been pushing a false Trump narrative. /s So salty, I love it. praise KEK
  - SpikeDad 10y ago
    Well when Republicans push through all the pent up agenda that Obama has blocked we'll see about how rhetorical your comments are. Educational spending, basic science research spending, reversal of environmental legislation and repudiation of global climate change, mandated prayer, massive Social Security change and others are just ready to be put into action.
- 75j 10y ago
  Would you say that about someone who voted for Clinton? I don't believe this, but I could make an equally cogent argument for why Clinton supporters are total idiots who voted against their own interests. I mean, are they really so stupid to think that someone who collects enormous checks from bankers and brutal foreign regimes will be on their side? How can they be so stupid to believe Clinton's pandering to Bernie supporters about her change-of-heart on the TPP? How could they be so stupid to support a candidate who cheated over and over again? Don't they realize that she has a private and public position, and that her public position is entirely determined by poll results? What idiot would support a candidate who is running a fraudulent charity? She's under FBI investigation for god's sake! Only a knuckle-dragging buffoon would vote for her! I could go on and on, but I won't, because I don't actually believe that Clinton voters are stupid. Clinton didn't have that many gung-ho supporters, and the same was true for Trump. On both sides voters had two terrible choices, and they chose the one they thought would do a little less damage.
reitanqild 10y ago
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Pointing out that ignorant racists are ignorant and racist is vitriolic? It isn't my intent to be simply snarky and dismissive, but it seems like this is coming down to people with terrible ideas being dismissed by more educated people who understand why their ideas are terrible, and then feeling bad about it and revolting. Okay, fine, maybe that's the reason. But it's a stupid reason from stupid people. Feeling bad about being stupid doesn't make you less stupid or mean anyone should implement your stupid ideas. Yes, I'm speaking in simple terms and simplifying things in a way some people will undoubtedly be offended by if they were driven to vote in droves for someone like Trump because people made them feel bad, but that is what it essentially comes down to. Reality is a lot more complex than the "simple" solutions Trump and his supporters are endorsing, and they're going to cause a lot of destructive harm to the world as a result of their ignorance and bigoted ideas.

danso 10y ago
Yeah, it's vitriolic. It's like coming in here and telling everyone that they are child-killers, because of the numerous drone killings that the Obama administration has sanctioned.
muhammad117 10y ago
^^Uhhhh this so much. I mean its only a matter of days before Trump and Pence personally take to the streets to start rounding up and executing everyone who's not a white male. These people have the audacity to think that the same media that so ardently pushed Hilary could have also been pushing a false Trump narrative. /s So salty, I love it. praise KEK
- SpikeDad 10y ago
  Well when Republicans push through all the pent up agenda that Obama has blocked we'll see about how rhetorical your comments are. Educational spending, basic science research spending, reversal of environmental legislation and repudiation of global climate change, mandated prayer, massive Social Security change and others are just ready to be put into action.
75j 10y ago
Would you say that about someone who voted for Clinton? I don't believe this, but I could make an equally cogent argument for why Clinton supporters are total idiots who voted against their own interests. I mean, are they really so stupid to think that someone who collects enormous checks from bankers and brutal foreign regimes will be on their side? How can they be so stupid to believe Clinton's pandering to Bernie supporters about her change-of-heart on the TPP? How could they be so stupid to support a candidate who cheated over and over again? Don't they realize that she has a private and public position, and that her public position is entirely determined by poll results? What idiot would support a candidate who is running a fraudulent charity? She's under FBI investigation for god's sake! Only a knuckle-dragging buffoon would vote for her! I could go on and on, but I won't, because I don't actually believe that Clinton voters are stupid. Clinton didn't have that many gung-ho supporters, and the same was true for Trump. On both sides voters had two terrible choices, and they chose the one they thought would do a little less damage.

reitanqild 10y ago

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