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HN is one of the few places left for open political discourse with little partisanship or blundering hostility. Your comment/account suggests that you have no i
by kidcoach 10y ago
HN is one of the few places left for open political discourse with little partisanship or blundering hostility. Your comment/account suggests that you have no intention of continuing that trend. Down-votes represent a reaction to that, not your particular pov.
- hackinthebochs 10y agoThis hasn't been true of HN for years.
- notpc 10y agoYou have it backwards. I have this account because HN is not very open to political discourse unless you toe a very specific line. The Overton Window around here is very small.
- kidcoach 10y agoI am talking about tone, not substance.
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- notpc 10y agoIt's troubling that calling for witch hunts and firings over political opinions is okay, but a direct tone is a problem. Maybe our society would be better if that was flipped around.
- kidcoach 10y agoSociety already is that "flipped around" scenario, there are thousands of places on the web where you can yell and call people idiots/fascists/libtards/whatever. Have you ever seen it be productive ? Change people's minds on important issues ? No. To effect change you have to have respect and compassion for the person who's mind you are trying to change.