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> Ultimately, I believe there's a variant of this pledge that should pass the "moderate Republican" test. I recognize that the current pledge does not and I don

> Ultimately, I believe there's a variant of this pledge that should pass the "moderate Republican" test. I recognize that the current pledge does not and I don't think that's because everyone who has an issue with this pledge is unreasonable or part of the alt-right. Why do you say that? I'm a reformed conservative, and most of the moderate Republicans I know agree that a database of Muslims is unethical and evil. > The right response to someone who is baiting you into incivility is to flag their comments and to point out that that's what they're doing without descending into incivility yourself. I don't think that helps much. Despite dang's best efforts HN is increasingly turning into a place where the alt-right feels at home.

tptacek 10y ago
It's not optional, whether you believe it helps or not. Incivility on HN will almost certainly result in your comments being taken less seriously (especially as they plummet down the page and are ultimately flagged), and will eventually just result in your account being banned. That's happening consistently to the alt-righters I do see on HN. Why own-goal yourself by calling them names? Call out their arguments, flag their comments, but remain civil. Regarding moderate Republicans: I think we're talking past each other, and that we agree. It's the specific language of the pledge that I think is tricky for them, not the substance of it.