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Why is this getting downvoted? Can you provide counter-arguments to her very strong case?

• rdtsc 10y ago
  The "downvote and run" actually exemplifies some of the points expressed. Quickly dismissing opposite opinions, paint it all as influenced by "Fake News", throwing labels like "racists", "sexists" around is part of the issue at hand I think. Interestingly, one would expect people here (or I would dare say liberal in general) to be the more educated ones, with better self control, more rational and local approaches to issues and so on. One thing this election has shown is that it is not necessarily the case.
  • grzm 10y ago
    It'd be great to see better self control across the board, though HN does seem better in that regard than some communities. When emotions get high and people sometimes hit submit before they've really thought through the content, phrasing, or tone of what they're posting, or down voting, or flagging. We're all human. I've seen "down vote and run" on all kinds of comments, and I suspect for all kinds of reasons. throwaway accounts used for drive-by attacks look like they're allied with no one party as well.
    • rdtsc 10y ago
      > though HN does seem better in that regard than some communities. Agreed. That's why I like to comment here even though the topic at hand is not necessarily technical. In other places it just turns into an mess much quicker.