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People in this thread claim to be concerned about others not feeling comfortable expressing their political views. And yet, a sibling to my comment which was si

by notJim 6y ago

People in this thread claim to be concerned about others not feeling comfortable expressing their political views. And yet, a sibling to my comment which was simply expressing a political view is flagged/dead. https://i.imgur.com/9UtP4mU.png https://i.imgur.com/9UtP4mU.png. Will people speak out for this view, even if they disagree with it?

dimgl 6y ago
This "political view" is endorsing ruining/derailing someone's life because they support a cause. And most of it is defamatory towards Trump (because of course it is). This is some nice bait you've posted here. It's got all of the buzzwords in one comment: racist, bigotry, discrimination, conservative, capitalistic, facist, corrupt, and more!
randompwd 6y ago
The president is not an omnipotent king.
- notJim 6y ago
  What does this have to do with my comment? I'm not saying the president flagged the thread, I'm saying HN users did. I don't think the president browses HN.
  - randompwd 6y ago
    The comment was about firing a CEO who donated to Trump. I'm pointing out that the US is a democracy which doesn't have a king. Being president doesn't mean one can do & act as they want..unlike donating to a would be king who would not be limited/balanced by the other branches of government.
SaltyLemonZest 6y ago
There are kernels of a political opinion in that comment, but it mostly consists of ad hominems against Trump supporters. They have a "fundamental deficit of character", they can't be trusted to avoid "bigotry and discrimination", they should "carry that black mark with them for the rest of their professional lives". I don't consider aggressive personal attacks like this to be political opinions; they're on the same level as wordless screams, attempts to rile people up rather than engage in discourse.

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People in this thread claim to be concerned about others not feeling comfortable expressing their political views. And yet, a sibling to my comment which was si

by notJim 6y ago

dimgl 6y ago
This "political view" is endorsing ruining/derailing someone's life because they support a cause. And most of it is defamatory towards Trump (because of course it is). This is some nice bait you've posted here. It's got all of the buzzwords in one comment: racist, bigotry, discrimination, conservative, capitalistic, facist, corrupt, and more!
randompwd 6y ago
The president is not an omnipotent king.
- notJim 6y ago
  What does this have to do with my comment? I'm not saying the president flagged the thread, I'm saying HN users did. I don't think the president browses HN.
  - randompwd 6y ago
    The comment was about firing a CEO who donated to Trump. I'm pointing out that the US is a democracy which doesn't have a king. Being president doesn't mean one can do & act as they want..unlike donating to a would be king who would not be limited/balanced by the other branches of government.
SaltyLemonZest 6y ago
There are kernels of a political opinion in that comment, but it mostly consists of ad hominems against Trump supporters. They have a "fundamental deficit of character", they can't be trusted to avoid "bigotry and discrimination", they should "carry that black mark with them for the rest of their professional lives". I don't consider aggressive personal attacks like this to be political opinions; they're on the same level as wordless screams, attempts to rile people up rather than engage in discourse.