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Specious characterizations carry little sand. The Renaissance itself was rooted in ideas spread by intellectual freedom and the public exchange of argument.

• king_magic 5y ago
  Sounds like a talking point straight out of Tucker Carlson's fascist mouth.
  • shkkmo 5y ago
    Please take your partisan shenanigans elsewhere or maintain a civil tone.
    • deleted 5y ago
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    • king_magic 5y ago
      If the HN mods feel I've overstepped, I'm certainly happy to defer to their judgement. Otherwise, I'm going to keep on truckin'.
      • shkkmo 5y ago
        It's right there in the guidelines: ”Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle."
        • king_magic 5y ago
          Well, I'll let them make that judgement for themselves.
  • cronix 5y ago
    Lions and Tigers and Bears, OH MY
  • dang 5y ago
    "Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    • king_magic 5y ago
      Fair enough.
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