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Can we not do this in HN? I've watched many communities I used to enjoy get ruined by flamewars over Islamophobia and immigration, and I'd rather not see that
by Pxtl 10y ago
Can we not do this in HN? I've watched many communities I used to enjoy get ruined by flamewars over Islamophobia and immigration, and I'd rather not see that happen here.
- scribu 10y agoI'd like to think that HN can host civil, fact-based discussions about sensitive issues like these. If it can't, then perhaps the community isn't that special after all.
- Pxtl 10y agoStaying away from this kind of subject is part of what makes HN special.
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- a-guest 10y ago"Islamophobia" - what are the origins of that word? http://www.signandsight.com/features/2123.html http://www.signandsight.com/features/2123.html
- scribu 10y agoI never thought about that. It's like a "noncentral fallacy" [1] type of argument in a single word! [1] http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst_argument_in_the/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst...