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Why is this being downvoted? While a position that I disagree with, it wasn't presented in an unreasonable way. This is the exact same question / concern many n
by ryanwaggoner 16y ago
Why is this being downvoted? While a position that I disagree with, it wasn't presented in an unreasonable way. This is the exact same question / concern many normal people will have, and what politicians and law enforcement will use as scaremongering. Might as well face the question here...
- sliverstorm 16y agoBecause on HN, downvoting is becoming a way to signify disagreement, rather than the intended way to remove low-value comments from the chain.
- chc 16y agoI didn't downvote, but to offer an alternate theory to silverstorm's, it might be because "think of the children" (and kiddie porn in particular) is possibly a worse debate-killing cliche than invoking Third Reich. It's essentially a fearmongering tactic most of the time, and I really think it should be ejected from intelligent conversation unless strongly justified.