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I agree. I don't get it. Are we this desperate for a hero that we'll romanticize the average in order to have one?

by nhangen 16y ago

nhangen 16y ago
And so it seems that the surest way to get downvoted on Hacker News is to say something bad about Julian Assange. Boringly predictable.
- lincolnq 16y ago
  And so it seems that trolls get their just deserts.
  - nhangen 16y ago
    How is representing an opinion being a troll? Fact is, I don't like the guy, I don't trust his intentions, and I think Wikileaks is a worldwide disaster. I just don't understand why reasonable objections are so quickly criticized here.
    - mquander 16y ago
      OK, look at the comment you originally replied to. It's a "reasonable objection" about Wikileaks. It also has actual content and a point that it makes, as opposed to, say, being a one-line opinion with no support. Now look at your comment.
      - nhangen 16y ago
        I replied to a comment in the thread, re-enforcing that commenters opinion. I'm sure people don't like it, and that's fine, but to consistently be downvoted every time I post a negative reaction to Assange is absurd. I wish we, as a community, could elevate ourselves above the infighting reminiscent of an MSNBC or FOXNews.
        semanticist 16y ago
        You don't need to reply to 'reinforce' a comments opinion. Just click the 'up' button.
        nhangen 16y ago
        Don't need to, but have the option to.
        lincolnq 16y ago
        Please consider the possibility that you haven't learned to post your negative reactions in a thoughtful way, rather than that the community is simply downvoting opinions they don't like.
        nhangen 16y ago
        It's thoughtful to me. I believe in being clear and concise. We're dealing in subjectivity here, it's as simple as that.
        deleted 16y ago
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        nhangen 16y ago
        The irony runs deep.
- trotsky 16y ago
  A lot of people use the down button to say "I disagree". No real news there, but it's best not to take downvotes to mean anything more than you have less than a 50% popular opinion.
  - nhangen 16y ago
    There's some irony in that no? Thanks for the sentiment, you're right, but it's frustrating nonetheless.
torpor 16y ago
Yes, actually, people are desperate for the truth. The US Government has gotten away with lying to its citizens for far, far too long, and in the meantime is still committing atrocious acts of war against innocent people, daily. So: yes. We do need Julian Assange, and more people like him, to stand up and fight these heinous powers being abused by dishonest criminals in the Pentagon, and the US Government.
robin_reala 16y ago
If the average person was as interested in exposing the dirty side of government and big business as Mr Assange we wouldn’t be in this position. He most decidedly isn’t average.
- nhangen 16y ago
  He's no different than Harvey Levine, though I'll admit, he plays to the crowd well.

I agree. I don't get it. Are we this desperate for a hero that we'll romanticize the average in order to have one?

by nhangen 16y ago

I agree. I don't get it. Are we this desperate for a hero that we'll romanticize the average in order to have one?

And so it seems that the surest way to get downvoted on Hacker News is to say something bad about Julian Assange. Boringly predictable.

lincolnq 16y ago
And so it seems that trolls get their just deserts.
- nhangen 16y ago
  How is representing an opinion being a troll? Fact is, I don't like the guy, I don't trust his intentions, and I think Wikileaks is a worldwide disaster. I just don't understand why reasonable objections are so quickly criticized here.
  - mquander 16y ago
    OK, look at the comment you originally replied to. It's a "reasonable objection" about Wikileaks. It also has actual content and a point that it makes, as opposed to, say, being a one-line opinion with no support. Now look at your comment.
    - nhangen 16y ago
      I replied to a comment in the thread, re-enforcing that commenters opinion. I'm sure people don't like it, and that's fine, but to consistently be downvoted every time I post a negative reaction to Assange is absurd. I wish we, as a community, could elevate ourselves above the infighting reminiscent of an MSNBC or FOXNews.
      - semanticist 16y ago
        You don't need to reply to 'reinforce' a comments opinion. Just click the 'up' button.
      - nhangen 16y ago
        Don't need to, but have the option to.
      - lincolnq 16y ago
        Please consider the possibility that you haven't learned to post your negative reactions in a thoughtful way, rather than that the community is simply downvoting opinions they don't like.
        nhangen 16y ago
        It's thoughtful to me. I believe in being clear and concise. We're dealing in subjectivity here, it's as simple as that.
      - deleted 16y ago
        [deleted]
      - nhangen 16y ago
        The irony runs deep.
trotsky 16y ago
A lot of people use the down button to say "I disagree". No real news there, but it's best not to take downvotes to mean anything more than you have less than a 50% popular opinion.
- nhangen 16y ago
  There's some irony in that no? Thanks for the sentiment, you're right, but it's frustrating nonetheless.

torpor 16y ago

Yes, actually, people are desperate for the truth. The US Government has gotten away with lying to its citizens for far, far too long, and in the meantime is still committing atrocious acts of war against innocent people, daily. So: yes. We do need Julian Assange, and more people like him, to stand up and fight these heinous powers being abused by dishonest criminals in the Pentagon, and the US Government.

robin_reala 16y ago

If the average person was as interested in exposing the dirty side of government and big business as Mr Assange we wouldn’t be in this position. He most decidedly isn’t average.

nhangen 16y ago
He's no different than Harvey Levine, though I'll admit, he plays to the crowd well.