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Posts like this make me want to jump out of a window, no pun intended. It doesn't meet my requirement for basic human decency and compassion. We should "set the

Posts like this make me want to jump out of a window, no pun intended. It doesn't meet my requirement for basic human decency and compassion. We should "set the bar higher".

dustineichler 15y ago
I'm honestly shocked so many of you would love a ban on "this" topic over another. Remind yourself when Comcast throttles your internet.
jgrahamc 15y ago
You lecture me on human decency and compassion and joke about jumping out of the window when referring to 9/11?
- dustineichler 15y ago
  My comment is a commentary on the ridiculousness of your post. I found it dimwitted and short sighted. When has censorship ever solved anything. Shocker humor is lost on someone from the UK. If you said it was in bad taste, I might agree, but that's not really the point. You suggest censorship in a country founded on democratic ideals... about a topic related to an event... in a country you're not from.
  - jgrahamc 15y ago
    1. It's not censorship if the community here were to decide that it wanted to have no 9/11 stories. Censorship is government driven. This is far from censorship. It's a discussion. 2. You suggest that my opinion of 9/11 is invalid because I am not American. You object to 'censorship' but are happy with excluding opinion based on national origin. Odd.
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    - dustineichler 15y ago
      "It's not censorship if the community (driven)...", yunno... when I think about it, this is terrible logic considering you're from the UK. Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
  - philwelch 15y ago
    For what it's worth, I agree with him, and I've barely left the United States in my whole life. HN isn't a country founded on democratic ideals, it's a social news site intended for intellectually stimulating discussion. It's not intended for political demagoguery or sentimentality, which is what 99% of stories about 9/11 are going to be.

Posts like this make me want to jump out of a window, no pun intended. It doesn't meet my requirement for basic human decency and compassion. We should "set the bar higher".

dustineichler 15y ago

I'm honestly shocked so many of you would love a ban on "this" topic over another. Remind yourself when Comcast throttles your internet.

jgrahamc 15y ago

You lecture me on human decency and compassion and joke about jumping out of the window when referring to 9/11?

dustineichler 15y ago
My comment is a commentary on the ridiculousness of your post. I found it dimwitted and short sighted. When has censorship ever solved anything. Shocker humor is lost on someone from the UK. If you said it was in bad taste, I might agree, but that's not really the point. You suggest censorship in a country founded on democratic ideals... about a topic related to an event... in a country you're not from.
- jgrahamc 15y ago
  1. It's not censorship if the community here were to decide that it wanted to have no 9/11 stories. Censorship is government driven. This is far from censorship. It's a discussion. 2. You suggest that my opinion of 9/11 is invalid because I am not American. You object to 'censorship' but are happy with excluding opinion based on national origin. Odd.
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  - dustineichler 15y ago
    "It's not censorship if the community (driven)...", yunno... when I think about it, this is terrible logic considering you're from the UK. Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
- philwelch 15y ago
  For what it's worth, I agree with him, and I've barely left the United States in my whole life. HN isn't a country founded on democratic ideals, it's a social news site intended for intellectually stimulating discussion. It's not intended for political demagoguery or sentimentality, which is what 99% of stories about 9/11 are going to be.