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Anyone with a brain knew this was coming. Honestly it's shocking how many on HN try to defend it. This isn't a republican or democrat issue anymore after what

Anyone with a brain knew this was coming. Honestly it's shocking how many on HN try to defend it. This isn't a republican or democrat issue anymore after what Pence and McConnell said today. The man is a tyrant, and we should all be thankful it is not far, far worse than this.

willis936 6y ago
My nuclear family has been panicking about this day for months. I’ve assured them a coup is infeasible because Trump is incompetent. I have tried to get them to appreciate CGPGrey’s Rules for Rulers. Trump is too short sighted to realize that he needs to keep the keys to power happy. The military leaders will be happy to see him go.
hairofadog 6y ago
I agree with you; it’s disheartening to see how many people here are suggesting that “both sides” are more or less the same and that the real problem is the left and “MSM”. I expected more from this community.
sharatvir 6y ago
> Honestly it's shocking how many on HN try to defend it. Noticing a tendency among many in the tech community to take apolitical & "centrist" positions on many of these issues, which usually ends up with the blaming of "both sides". Being in the center when one side is so intent on going to the extreme right is not a virtue.
- krapp 6y ago
  Most of them aren't actually centrists, as their centrist positions always impugn the left and forgive the right. They never play the "both sides are evil" card when talking about cancel culture or Benghazi or Obama drone-strikes or BLM, both sides are only evil when Trump, Republicans or Conservatives are criticized (implying that any criticism of the right is simply hypocrisy or left-wing tribalism, and therefore invalid.)
gnulinux 6y ago
> The man is a tyrant, and we should all be thankful it is not far, far worse than this. Yes, we all dodged a bullet. This person could be "the Leader of the Free World" for the next 4 years.

willis936 6y ago

My nuclear family has been panicking about this day for months. I’ve assured them a coup is infeasible because Trump is incompetent. I have tried to get them to appreciate CGPGrey’s Rules for Rulers. Trump is too short sighted to realize that he needs to keep the keys to power happy. The military leaders will be happy to see him go.

hairofadog 6y ago

I agree with you; it’s disheartening to see how many people here are suggesting that “both sides” are more or less the same and that the real problem is the left and “MSM”. I expected more from this community.

sharatvir 6y ago

> Honestly it's shocking how many on HN try to defend it. Noticing a tendency among many in the tech community to take apolitical & "centrist" positions on many of these issues, which usually ends up with the blaming of "both sides". Being in the center when one side is so intent on going to the extreme right is not a virtue.

krapp 6y ago
Most of them aren't actually centrists, as their centrist positions always impugn the left and forgive the right. They never play the "both sides are evil" card when talking about cancel culture or Benghazi or Obama drone-strikes or BLM, both sides are only evil when Trump, Republicans or Conservatives are criticized (implying that any criticism of the right is simply hypocrisy or left-wing tribalism, and therefore invalid.)

gnulinux 6y ago

> The man is a tyrant, and we should all be thankful it is not far, far worse than this. Yes, we all dodged a bullet. This person could be "the Leader of the Free World" for the next 4 years.