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Thank you for calling this out; the comment serves only to heighten animosity against your average Russian. I'm sure OP aimed it at the Kremlin leadership, but
by fumblebee 5y ago
Thank you for calling this out; the comment serves only to heighten animosity against your average Russian. I'm sure OP aimed it at the Kremlin leadership, but being precise here is important.
- dempseye 5y agoI see nothing in his comment to justify such a charitable interpretation.
- fumblebee 5y agoI agree, but in discourse I strongly subscribe to the Principle of Charity [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity
- TMWNN 5y agoFurther, said principle is mandated by Hacker News. <https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html> states: >Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.