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You didn't cite any statue; your use of "constituted" was as a regular verb ie not referring to the capital-c Consitution. Therefore, your comment appears to be

by muzz 9y ago

You didn't cite any statue; your use of "constituted" was as a regular verb ie not referring to the capital-c Consitution. Therefore, your comment appears to be an opinion

reactor4 9y ago
statute
- fleitz 9y ago
  It's always hilarious when the grammar nazi has a spelling mistake in his grammar nazi post.
  - jimmywanger 9y ago
    To be honest, it's a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake. The misspelling of a word does not destroy the sentence structure.
    - reactor4 9y ago
      No it doesn't destroy the sentence structure but it does destroy his argument, especially given that the "mistake" he was pointing out was very far fetched and not really a mistake at all.
fleitz 9y ago
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It's the first fucking sentence in the document that started teh United States, natural rights don't come from the government, they are inherent to being human. Also, everything is just an opinion, including your much vaunted 'statues' edit: Downvote away, I've got 13,000 karma to burn, I wish karma was like money so I could use 100 to light a smoke.
- JasonFruit 9y ago
  Yes, exactly! When someone asks you to name the statute that gives you a right, they're asking, "Who's your tyrant?"
- PhasmaFelis 9y ago
  You are being really childish and confrontational about this, and I'm not clear why.
  - fleitz 9y ago
    Probably because even children know about the declaration of independence... Also the whole thing about thing being an opinion sounds as dumb as when someone says gravity is just a theory...
- sctb 9y ago
  We've already asked you repeatedly to read the guidelines and start following them, so we've banned the account. We're happy to unban accounts if you email us at hn@ycombinator.com and we believe you'll post civilly and substantively in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
Are there places in the world where this "opinion" isn't considered the way the world works? Is vigilantism during a disaster frowned upon in other parts of the world? Because I'd think self-regulation under times of stress would be a good thing.

by muzz 9y ago

You didn't cite any statue; your use of "constituted" was as a regular verb ie not referring to the capital-c Consitution. Therefore, your comment appears to be an opinion

reactor4 9y ago

statute

fleitz 9y ago
It's always hilarious when the grammar nazi has a spelling mistake in his grammar nazi post.
- jimmywanger 9y ago
  To be honest, it's a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake. The misspelling of a word does not destroy the sentence structure.
  - reactor4 9y ago
    No it doesn't destroy the sentence structure but it does destroy his argument, especially given that the "mistake" he was pointing out was very far fetched and not really a mistake at all.

fleitz 9y ago

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It's the first fucking sentence in the document that started teh United States, natural rights don't come from the government, they are inherent to being human. Also, everything is just an opinion, including your much vaunted 'statues' edit: Downvote away, I've got 13,000 karma to burn, I wish karma was like money so I could use 100 to light a smoke.

JasonFruit 9y ago
Yes, exactly! When someone asks you to name the statute that gives you a right, they're asking, "Who's your tyrant?"
PhasmaFelis 9y ago
You are being really childish and confrontational about this, and I'm not clear why.
- fleitz 9y ago
  Probably because even children know about the declaration of independence... Also the whole thing about thing being an opinion sounds as dumb as when someone says gravity is just a theory...
sctb 9y ago
We've already asked you repeatedly to read the guidelines and start following them, so we've banned the account. We're happy to unban accounts if you email us at hn@ycombinator.com and we believe you'll post civilly and substantively in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

TheAdamAndChe 9y ago

Are there places in the world where this "opinion" isn't considered the way the world works? Is vigilantism during a disaster frowned upon in other parts of the world? Because I'd think self-regulation under times of stress would be a good thing.