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They feared for their safety. The only possible response was to immediately annihilate the potential threat, no questions asked. Better use the rocket launcher

by mtgx 7y ago

They feared for their safety. The only possible response was to immediately annihilate the potential threat, no questions asked. Better use the rocket launcher and be safe than sorry. The "modern" American policing system is such a joke (a scary one).

iron0013 7y ago
I'm glad your comment got vouch-rescued, mtgx, so that I can tell you that you have been shadow-banned, and almost all of your comments, except those that are rescued by vouching, are invisible to almost all HN readers (except those of us who have the "showdead" setting turned on). It looks like the shadowban began about 90 days ago, after you left a very mildly disparaging comment related to John Carmack. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20582828 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20582828 You were banned, but many others who say much more offensive things never get banned.
- zajd 7y ago
  > You were banned, but many others who say much more offensive things never get banned. He made the mistake of being critical of a white person in power on HN. Combined with critique of a multibillion dollar tech corporation. That stuff doesn't go over well here. Also, mtgx, welcome to the club.
  - dang 7y ago
    That's not the reason. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20587230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20587230
    - zajd 7y ago
      Hmm, I wonder what the ideology he's battling is? Could it possibly be the hypercapitalist ideology promoted by the sorts of people who own the site? You know, the white billionaires who own and control Google, Facebook, Twitter, AirBnB, etc? Funny how some ideologies can be "fought against" safely here and others can't be. Climate change denial, a-ok. Criticizing china? It's for freedom! Labor unions? Fair game. Want to openly defend fascists? Go right ahead. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20961603 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20961603 Criticizing Carmack working for Facebook? now that crosses the line. Look man, I don't expect you to go against your boss's wishes and allow discourse that actively criticizes their actions, but don't come in here to try to sell me a different story.

by mtgx 7y ago

iron0013 7y ago

I'm glad your comment got vouch-rescued, mtgx, so that I can tell you that you have been shadow-banned, and almost all of your comments, except those that are rescued by vouching, are invisible to almost all HN readers (except those of us who have the "showdead" setting turned on). It looks like the shadowban began about 90 days ago, after you left a very mildly disparaging comment related to John Carmack. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20582828 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20582828 You were banned, but many others who say much more offensive things never get banned.

zajd 7y ago
> You were banned, but many others who say much more offensive things never get banned. He made the mistake of being critical of a white person in power on HN. Combined with critique of a multibillion dollar tech corporation. That stuff doesn't go over well here. Also, mtgx, welcome to the club.
- dang 7y ago
  That's not the reason. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20587230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20587230
  - zajd 7y ago
    Hmm, I wonder what the ideology he's battling is? Could it possibly be the hypercapitalist ideology promoted by the sorts of people who own the site? You know, the white billionaires who own and control Google, Facebook, Twitter, AirBnB, etc? Funny how some ideologies can be "fought against" safely here and others can't be. Climate change denial, a-ok. Criticizing china? It's for freedom! Labor unions? Fair game. Want to openly defend fascists? Go right ahead. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20961603 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20961603 Criticizing Carmack working for Facebook? now that crosses the line. Look man, I don't expect you to go against your boss's wishes and allow discourse that actively criticizes their actions, but don't come in here to try to sell me a different story.