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This feels an awfully lot like the US taking advantage of the current war to sell some more guns and, while I definitely don't want people to be left defenseles

by munk-a 5y ago

This feels an awfully lot like the US taking advantage of the current war to sell some more guns and, while I definitely don't want people to be left defenseless, I dislike how exploitative the whole thing feels.

stjohnswarts 5y ago
Not really, it feels like the US trying to help Ukraine get some planes but Poland doesn't want to give up its stuff so the US is promising more planes to replace the old Migs.
- munk-a 5y ago
  At least, given the statement, they're currently being redirected to Ramstein though - I wonder if that is for servicing before forwarding them to Ukraine.
ardit33 5y ago
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- dang 5y ago
  Attacking another user like this, or like you did at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30611769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30611769, is egregiously against the site guidelines, regardless of how wrong someone else is or you feel they are. Someone else having different views than you on a divisive and emotional topic is not evidence of anything but that the topic is indeed divisive. People with different backgrounds inevitably have different views. If you think you're seeing manipulation or abuse on HN, you're welcome to email us at hn@ycombinator.com as the site guidelines say. But you're absolutely not welcome to use this as a bludgeon to attack other users with. I've spent years poring over the data about this kind of thing on HN and I can tell you for a fact that internet users' perceptions about this are, overwhelmingly, figments of pure imagination. If you or anyone wants more explanation, there is years' worth at https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20astroturf https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme.... One long example is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725.
foogazi 5y ago
Do you think Russian weapons magically appear ? Everyone’s buying and selling

by munk-a 5y ago

stjohnswarts 5y ago

Not really, it feels like the US trying to help Ukraine get some planes but Poland doesn't want to give up its stuff so the US is promising more planes to replace the old Migs.

munk-a 5y ago
At least, given the statement, they're currently being redirected to Ramstein though - I wonder if that is for servicing before forwarding them to Ukraine.

ardit33 5y ago

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dang 5y ago
Attacking another user like this, or like you did at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30611769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30611769, is egregiously against the site guidelines, regardless of how wrong someone else is or you feel they are. Someone else having different views than you on a divisive and emotional topic is not evidence of anything but that the topic is indeed divisive. People with different backgrounds inevitably have different views. If you think you're seeing manipulation or abuse on HN, you're welcome to email us at hn@ycombinator.com as the site guidelines say. But you're absolutely not welcome to use this as a bludgeon to attack other users with. I've spent years poring over the data about this kind of thing on HN and I can tell you for a fact that internet users' perceptions about this are, overwhelmingly, figments of pure imagination. If you or anyone wants more explanation, there is years' worth at https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20astroturf https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme.... One long example is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725.

foogazi 5y ago

Do you think Russian weapons magically appear ? Everyone’s buying and selling