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For the love of god stop downvoting comments you disagree with. Let's have an interesting discussion about it instead and then maybe downvote bad comments that
by Dah00n 5y ago
For the love of god stop downvoting comments you disagree with. Let's have an interesting discussion about it instead and then maybe downvote bad comments that might pop up later. Downvoting and flagging a comment like this make people not even want to engage in a discussion as they quickly risk having replied to [FLAGGED] which ruins it for everyone as they can't read the thread later.
- jjgreen 5y agoI'm with you in general, but what do these two comments in this thread have in common? - Wherever a Jew goes he makes that place worse. - Anti-zionism is a form of antisemitism They're both stupid, untrue and intended to shut down the conversation. I think they both deserve downvotes.
- names_are_hard 5y agoI disagree. The first comment generalizes the members of a religious/ethnic group and is hateful. The second is an (incorrect, IMO) idea that is commonly believed by supporters of a political movement that has sought take ownership over Judaism. There is very little discussion to be had about the first, but there is room to debate the second. But maybe this is a reflection of my own biases - the first statement offends me personally and makes me want to walk away from the conversation while the second just sounds wrong and makes me want to engage.
- jjgreen 5y agoAppreciated. HN is one of the few places this can be discussed without descent into abuse.