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Oh my god the unhinged blind frothing rage in those comments is scary, and many upvoted. I hardly go on that site I didn't realize it is a haven for hateful ext
by throwawaylinux 5y ago
Oh my god the unhinged blind frothing rage in those comments is scary, and many upvoted. I hardly go on that site I didn't realize it is a haven for hateful extremists.
- redsymbol 5y agoYep. I have loved Ars for years. But its community has taken a dark turn.
- Tarsul 5y agoI can't blame them. They are raging against irresponsible republican government (and gullible people).
- throwawaylinux 5y agoThese are the sort of people have profiles with "be kind" on them, and constantly congratulate themselves for being tolerant and inclusive (unlike the angry fearful intolerant divisive subhuman others).
- toomuchtodo 5y agoKindness and tolerance has its limits.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoSo it would seem.
- redsymbol 5y agoI am speaking more generally than this specific article or topic.
- cinntaile 5y agoI only looked at the 20 or so comments at the top and I did not find what you describe. The reply by DaveSimmons is a low point but it's not even close to unhinged blind frothing rage.
- lugged 5y ago> Send the national guard door to door with medics to force vaccinations on the antivax cretins in the hot zones. > Oh wait, the Republican governors are busy outlawing mask mandates. > Keep piling up the bodies on the altar of Trump then I guess. More blood for the blood god! Yeesh.
- swiley 5y agoOne thing people forget is that some of these hospitals are firing workers for not getting vaccinated which means fewer ICU beds.
- BoxOfRain 5y agoBlimey you're not wrong. I reckon you can probably judge the quality of a comment section by the number and strength of the adjectives in it: a reasonable comments section would call somebody foolish, an unreasonable one would say that they're a disgusting extremist making unfathomably selfish and reckless choices. A bit ironic one of them was talking about "blood for the blood god" when that whole comment section is basically an angry hymn to Khorne!
- ekianjo 5y agoArs is barely better than Reddit.
- abstractbarista 5y agoYea, it is a rather mean culture. Fascinating to watch, but scary as well.