I downvoted you because I knew that your comment would prevent any discussion about the actual article, and that was in fact what occurred. This whole "I'm goi

I downvoted you because I knew that your comment would prevent any discussion about the actual article, and that was in fact what occurred. This whole "I'm going to say [something offtopic and offensive to a lot of people]. This is probably going to get downvoted to oblivion, because nobody [ridiculous generalization about humans]" is feckless and intellectually dishonest. You do this because it will be downvoted.