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This is a pretty ignorant comment. Not surprised to see this libertarian, blame the poor for being poor, mindset here on HN.
by davexunit 10y ago
This is a pretty ignorant comment. Not surprised to see this libertarian, blame the poor for being poor, mindset here on HN.
- oculusthrift 10y agobeware the green commenters. it usually means they were banned before and created a new account.
- davexunit 10y agoDidn't know that. Thanks for the tip!
- steveklabnik 10y agoStrictly speaking, it means "new account." The above is speculation.
- Banthum 10y agoYou're not doing much to add information to the situation. If you wanted to actually, you know, make a point or offer some info that'd be useful though.
- davexunit 10y agoI have no desire to argue with people like you.
- Banthum 10y agoWell, you're not doing much for the discussion. But the strategy of defining disagreement as evil, and then stating that the other person is so morally below you as to be not worth communicating with, is a great way to ensure you'll never have to question or change your beliefs. Cognitive dissonance: solved! So I guess you got that.
- brookside 10y ago"people like you". ok guy. We value rational discourse here. At least I do. You radiate anger and I won't guess the cause, but I'm sure it has little to do with anything Banthum has said.
- davexunit 10y agoI've learned that there's no rational discourse to be found with certain people and debating just legitimizes ignorance.
- brookside 10y agoThe causes of individuals' poverty can be complex and varied. Large factors are often oppression and disenfranchisement. People also make bad choices, sometimes copying actions they witness in others. I acknowledge both facets, and I've made my own poor economic choices. It's not always 100% the system's fault.
- davexunit 10y agoSure, it's just almost 100% the system's fault. When tons of people are living in poverty you can't look at that and go "well, they just made some poor purchasing decisions".