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This is a well written comment and should not be downvoted. The downvoting button is not for disagree (which I do). If you have a problem with what tomohawk wro
by andy_ppp 7y ago
This is a well written comment and should not be downvoted. The downvoting button is not for disagree (which I do). If you have a problem with what tomohawk wrote I’d suggest writing a comment so we can benefit from your analysis.
- jakelazaroff 7y agoI think the problem people have is that below the second paragraph, it’s entirely whataboutism that distracts from the discussion rather than adds to it.
- tomohawk 7y agoWhataboutism would be bringing up something like President Obama directing hundreds of billions of dollars to the Iranian government and saying this really doesn't compare. The provided examples are related to previous activities by high government officials in regards to Ukraine, indicating a pattern of activity between the officials of both states. Does the current presidents behavior fall outside of this? And the Biden's behavior is part of the whole issue. Is a president wrong to, as part of the treaty signed by both parties, bring up something that looks pretty rotten? All of these things need to be considered together.
- tptacek 7y agoIn fact, on HN, downvoting disagreement is perfectly cromulent. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=author%3Adang%20downvote%20disagreement&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... Ironically, what isn't OK on HN is complaining about downvotes; that's in the guidelines.