Of course both of those violate the guidelines, which ask us not to call names. Neither are acceptable because they degrade the quality of the discussions, and

Of course both of those violate the guidelines, which ask us not to call names. Neither are acceptable because they degrade the quality of the discussions, and quality is the only thing that matters. Hacker News can't escape the broader climate of political divisiveness, but we can do our utmost to preserve this site as one that gratifies our intellectual curiosity. The best way for the community to help is to 1) comment according to the guidelines, 2) flag those that violate them (and don't say that you did—this also breaks the guidelines and leads us off topic). https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html