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Indeed, some people are flagging this entry, the question is: are they doing it because they are against political articles on HN, or, because they are part of
by pera 10y ago
Indeed, some people are flagging this entry, the question is: are they doing it because they are against political articles on HN, or, because they are part of some advocacy group trying to move this news from the top.
- epistasis 10y agoThere's another reason too: defense against cognitive dissonance. If it's one's "own team" that did something bad, and that person is unwilling to give up allegiance to their team, they will often act out in other ways to resolve the conflict. Especially since the partisan aspect of the issue is not headlined, the defenses will be similarly under the surface.
- simula67 10y agoI flagged this story and comments like this is why. If you want to argue the pros and cons of a government policy, do so. Reading accusations of astroturfing etc is not intellectually gratifying.
- __david__ 10y agoSo… you flagged because of those kinds of comments, those comments are there because you flagged it. That's kind of a self fulfilling prophecy.
- DoofusOfDeath 10y agoActually, it strikes me as more of a time-traveler's paradox.
- epistasis 10y agoMy assertions in particular are not about astroturfing, but about politically motivated flagging.