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> A surprising number of HN commenters in those threads supported both Facebook and the genocide. I'm skeptical that there actually were non-grey comments in s
by doktrin 8y ago
> A surprising number of HN commenters in those threads supported both Facebook and the genocide.
I'm skeptical that there actually were non-grey comments in support of the genocide
- krapp 8y agoEvery one of them probably wound up being downvoted and flagged, but that doesn't require a majority of users. My point is that the sentiment was still expressed, so it exists as a facet of HN culture. You won't find many threads where Islam, Muslims or immigrants are mentioned in which at least some anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant bias doesn't appear, including this one.
- jackvalentine 8y agoWhich specific comments in this thread as it stands indicate anti-muslim or anti-immigrant bias? Edit: what did saana say that got them flagged out? Is this the one?
- bilbo0s 8y agoThe Saana comment was pretty far out there. Yes. It's safe to say that comment had anti-muslim, anti-immigrant, anti-minority bias. There are many people like that in the world though. It's unreasonable to require them to not exist before we discuss topics like this. In fact, in a very real way, they are the entire reason we find ourselves needing to discuss topics like this.