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Comments like this make me worry (& weary) about the state of modern political discourse

• yummypaint 6y ago
  This isnt a modern issue, people have been debating how to talk about and respond to criminality in national leadership for a long time. https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-america-s-fear-of-incivility-appeased-nazism-we-can-t-go-there-again-1.6220593 https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-america-s-fear-of-i...
  • roman_greco 6y ago
    > These acts, in turn, have sparked calls for administration opponents to be more civil. > Intrepid Internet sleuths have discovered similar resistance and calls for civility during the Nazi > American Christian religious leaders urging Jews to "appeal to the German sense of justice and German national conscience" rather than "baiting Hitler and trying to fight back," and Jews would be better served if they showed "good-will" towards the Nazis rather than "hate." I don't necessarily agree with the idea(s)/opinion(s) presented in the article, or the comparisons, but I do appreciate discourse that attempts to put forward an idea/opinion tactfully & thoughtfully. I think everyone is better served to understand/hear/read/listen to other points of view. That being said, if your article had opened with lines such as: > Chaos Monkey President > Like all grifter/carnival barkers I don't know that it would have gotten the point across as well as it did. However, given how upvoted the comment I replied to appears to be, perhaps I am in the minority.
• jonahbenton 6y ago
  Happy to engage and exchange and learn more. HN is not really the best platform for this (opportunity for a startup! :). Cheers.