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man, it is pretty disheartening that the majority seems to think it is good that the gop is backing the despot.

• jdmichal 10y ago
  You're not being downvoted on content, and downvotes are not disagreements. That's not a good HN comment; there's no constructive response to be made to that comment. In particular, from the guidelines: > Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say about them. I would say that politics is the classic flamewar topic. And your comment certainly didn't add anything new or even interesting. > Please resist commenting about being downvoted. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. The comment I'm responding to is an indirect example of this.
  • noobermin 10y ago
    Actually, on HN, downvoting can represent disagreement. Usually, flagging is for abuse.
    • jdmichal 10y ago
      I mean, yes it can. However, I'd say that's relatively rare here. In my reading, if a comment is grey, the majority of the time it's not really contributing in a constructive way.
    • vorotato 10y ago
      It can also represent disagreement with atomically small HN posts. shrugs In this case I highly doubt most HN commenters support Trump, because he already has majority disapproval. Most normal republicans aren't super fond of tax hikes, even if they are done indirectly.