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So you're saying it's difficult for you as a white male (at least according to your linked social media) to deal with the issues that you encounter related to g

So you're saying it's difficult for you as a white male (at least according to your linked social media) to deal with the issues that you encounter related to grayed out HN comments about the president-elect? The same president elect who goes on TV and and threatens to ban Muslims from entering the US based on their religion. But you are really worried about the grayed out HN comments and the stigma they give you in this community? This is exactly why people are compelled to speak up politically in every space they can. You are not affected by the policies other people are afraid of and you feel slightly inconvenienced by talk of them and want talk swept under the rug. Whereas the other side says "we cannot sweep this under the rug because of how important it is to our well being."

ohpuhleeeze 10y ago
> and want talk swept under the rug. Did you even read his comment? He is complaining about his own comments being downvoted and going gray/disappearing altogether. In other words, he doesn't want talk swept under the rug. > Whereas the other side says "we cannot sweep this under the rug because of how important it is to our well being." Is that why they downvote it, effectively sweeping it under the rug? And if they can't downvote it, is that why they try to get that user banned on Twitter? Or in real life shout them down and call them racist/sexist/xenophobic/homophobic/insert-buzzword-here to try and censor any opposing viewpoints?