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I'm not sure Internet will free the Cuban people, but it's certainly a step in freedom direction. It is impossible to find a dozen people for whom the word fre

I'm not sure Internet will free the Cuban people, but it's certainly a step in freedom direction. It is impossible to find a dozen people for whom the word freedom means the same thing, in the same way. I just hope they achieve freedom in their lives.

microcolonel 8y ago
> It is impossible to find a dozen people for whom the word freedom means the same thing, in the same way. Not being tricked out of your ancestral land by a serial rapist who then goes on to rob your country blind for decades and play dice with your nuclear neighbor is a start, maybe.
- tpurves 8y ago
  Are you refering to Trump or Castro here?
- dang 8y ago
  Please don't do this here.
  - microcolonel 8y ago
    What exactly did I do? I was noting that an improvement in the freedom of Cubans is hardly subjective, given the effects of the ongoing Castro period. Almost any country is freer than one which decides who can and can not communicate with the outside world, or own the product of their labour. Where in the guidelines does it say that I have to use the driest, dullest language to describe anything or make any point?
    - dang 8y ago
      You posted a flamey political rant. That drags down discussion quality in its own right and leads to worse from others. If that's the game you want to play, please play it somewhere else. There are probably contexts where it's possible to have a high-quality discussion with that sort of rhetoric in it, but the open internet is certainly not one of them. It just sets things on fire, and scorched earth is boring.
    - tribesman 8y ago
      Maybe it's time for an unmoderated hackernews where there is everyone, including downvotes expect this flagging thing which should only be for promotional stuff. Lately, i am tried of moderators shutting down a thread, comments and banning users.
      - ASalazarMX 8y ago
        We could call it RedditNews, or maybe VoatNews.

microcolonel 8y ago

> It is impossible to find a dozen people for whom the word freedom means the same thing, in the same way. Not being tricked out of your ancestral land by a serial rapist who then goes on to rob your country blind for decades and play dice with your nuclear neighbor is a start, maybe.

tpurves 8y ago
Are you refering to Trump or Castro here?
dang 8y ago
Please don't do this here.
- microcolonel 8y ago
  What exactly did I do? I was noting that an improvement in the freedom of Cubans is hardly subjective, given the effects of the ongoing Castro period. Almost any country is freer than one which decides who can and can not communicate with the outside world, or own the product of their labour. Where in the guidelines does it say that I have to use the driest, dullest language to describe anything or make any point?
  - dang 8y ago
    You posted a flamey political rant. That drags down discussion quality in its own right and leads to worse from others. If that's the game you want to play, please play it somewhere else. There are probably contexts where it's possible to have a high-quality discussion with that sort of rhetoric in it, but the open internet is certainly not one of them. It just sets things on fire, and scorched earth is boring.
  - tribesman 8y ago
    Maybe it's time for an unmoderated hackernews where there is everyone, including downvotes expect this flagging thing which should only be for promotional stuff. Lately, i am tried of moderators shutting down a thread, comments and banning users.
    - ASalazarMX 8y ago
      We could call it RedditNews, or maybe VoatNews.