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Civil rights issues are hacker issues. Even if they're not in your country.
by JonnieCache 16y ago
Civil rights issues are hacker issues. Even if they're not in your country.
- jcsalterego 16y agoI concede to your first point. Not sure where the second part is coming from.
- JonnieCache 16y agoWhat I meant was, that if this was happening in the US or a european country where most HNers live, then the relevance of the civil rights issues might be seen as more immediate. This was more aimed at the community in general, "you" was meant to refer to the reader. Obviously I don't know where you (jcsalterego) live. Sorry for not being more clear.
- jcsalterego 16y agoCheers for the clarification.
- knowledgesale 16y agoThese are not news on civil rights. One politician stepped down and made his vice an incumbent. No evidence of change in the system at the moment. There is a long way from stepping down of one person who is a symbol of corruption to a democratic or just more liberal society (e.g. look at the ex-USSR countries).
- mkramlich 16y agoI don't go to CNN/NYT/BBC for hacker news. I don't go to Hacker News for world/political news. I don't go to McDonald's for steak and I don't go to Disneyland to check out a library book. All other websites and media channels are just a click away so put me down on the side of thinking a front page link about the Egypt situation is OT and inefficient for HN. If not, let's take it to the logical extreme and start submitting pictures of pretty ponies. Hackers can find pretty ponies interesting.