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This is the typical Pavlovian response which has infected social media and HN. If you disagree with the "narrative" you're either a China bot or a Russian trol
by hktruth 7y ago
This is the typical Pavlovian response which has infected social media and HN.
If you disagree with the "narrative" you're either a China bot or a Russian troll.
- mullingitover 7y agoI mean, your account has zero history and is strongly advocating a pro-China position. If it walks like a duck...
- vkou 7y agoFrequently, people have political opinions that are incredibly nationalistic, to the point of sounding like complete gibberish to anyone outside their bubble. I generally don't assume that they are bots, shills, or trolls, even if they sound like them. I need only look at the outcome of elections to know that those positions have incredibly broad grassroots support.
- SimbaOnSteroids 7y agoTrue, but consider that they're equally productive for any discourse, that is to say a net negative. Therefore it would be pertinent to treat them similarly.
- bllguo 7y agowhat kind of "discourse" are you aiming for after you've labeled and dismissed everyone with a pro-China sentiment? a debate where the only participants have the same opinions seems like the least productive possible form of discussion.
- mullingitover 7y ago"everyone with a pro-China sentiment" != one sock puppet account with zero history aside from spouting rhetoric on one position.
- vkou 7y agoWhat makes you think it's a sock puppet, and not someone who wants to express a political opinion, without having it tied back to their main account? It would be a sock puppet if one person had multiple accounts for this purpose.
- SimbaOnSteroids 7y agoWould you debate a Scientologist on the merits of Scientology?
- bllguo 7y ago...of course? Who else would you even be debating with? What is there to discuss between two people who hate scientology? Isn't the point of debate to entertain different views and/or to persuade others?
- smhenderson 7y agoAnd the account is named hktruth, how is that supposed to be taken as impartial? Sounds like a duck as well.
- FooBarWidget 7y agoPerhaps there are people who want to voice unpopular opinions anonymously in order to avoid social backlashes? We at HN frequently celebrate anonymity as a means of free speech.
- cwkoss 7y agoYou created an account named `hktruth` 28 days ago. Seems quite obvious you have a horse in this race.