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First they came for the communists...

• djohnston 6y ago
  On the preceding I think it would be: "First they came for the rioters.", although I disagree with OPs sentiment.
  • Cyph0n 6y ago
    How exactly do you know that only violent rioters are being forcibly taken? And my comment was not about who they're targeting first, but about how that kind of logic is a slippery slope. The reality is that most people lack empathy for those they do not know, and only become engaged when it affects them personally. It’s good to keep that in mind when taking dangerous stances like the above.
    • lazyasciiart 6y ago
      On the contrary, we know definitively that people who are not violent rioters have been kidnapped this way. And people who just don't want to care will still ignore it, because it's easier for them to assume that everyone being arrested is Bad and just lying about it.
      • Cyph0n 6y ago
        A part of the HN crowd seems to have a strong opinion about this, it seems. You’d think that educated and technical folk would mostly understand why arbitrary arrests by federal agents is never a good thing...
        • sosborn 6y ago
          > educated and technical folk I see the come up all the time and I can think is, maybe the HN crowd isn't as special an intelligent as it thinks it is. I enjoy it here, but let's not get too full of ourselves.