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I also will not follow anyone that silences your opinion merely because they disagree. This isn't the purpose of down voting, but it's obvious to me that the s

I also will not follow anyone that silences your opinion merely because they disagree. This isn't the purpose of down voting, but it's obvious to me that the supporters of anonymous feel this way.

slowpoke 15y ago
You most likely aren't downvoted because people want to "silence" your opinion, but because your expression of it is aggressive, unfriendly and borders on ad hominem. That's why I myself downvoted you, at least. It's fine being critical of Anonymous. Just accusing them of being "terrorists" and "having no balls" is neither constructive criticism nor an opinion worth discussing.
- paulhauggis 15y ago
  "It's fine being critical of Anonymous. Just accusing them of being "terrorists" and "having no balls" is neither constructive criticism nor an opinion worth discussing." It's called an opinion. Garbage is spewed about the US government weekly on HN and nobody calles it "ad hominem" (which you also can't just throw around). I provided proof. Here is another example: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/anonymous-hacker-group-threatens-reign-of-terror-against-israel-1.412118 http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/anonymous-hack... They sound like terrorists, act like terrorists, so I'm going to call them what they are. I don't care if you disagree.
  - lukifer 15y ago
    For Anonymous to be "terrorists", don't they have to successfully scare someone? Or, you know, kill people? Stealing code and DDoSing websites, boy, I sure am quaking in my boots.
redthrowaway 15y ago
For the record, I downvoted you not because I disagree, though I do, but for your tone which was insulting without anything to back it up. Your comment simply didn't add to the discussion.
- paulhauggis 15y ago
  I provided two articles. I provided another one further down. I think the difference is that you don't agree that those are terrorist acts, not that I didn't provide proof. Christ, I'm so glad nobody here on HN is running a country.
  - waitwhat 15y ago
    Releasing some Symantec source code is hardly a great act of terror. Mild embarrassment maybe, but that's about it.
    - joska 15y ago
      I would say it's extortion, does that make it better? Or does give the right idiology one a free pass to extort and have fun at the expense of others?
  - redthrowaway 15y ago
    I disagree that they're terrorist acts, but I seriously just downvoted you because of your tone. It was uncivil.

I also will not follow anyone that silences your opinion merely because they disagree. This isn't the purpose of down voting, but it's obvious to me that the supporters of anonymous feel this way.

slowpoke 15y ago

You most likely aren't downvoted because people want to "silence" your opinion, but because your expression of it is aggressive, unfriendly and borders on ad hominem. That's why I myself downvoted you, at least. It's fine being critical of Anonymous. Just accusing them of being "terrorists" and "having no balls" is neither constructive criticism nor an opinion worth discussing.

paulhauggis 15y ago
"It's fine being critical of Anonymous. Just accusing them of being "terrorists" and "having no balls" is neither constructive criticism nor an opinion worth discussing." It's called an opinion. Garbage is spewed about the US government weekly on HN and nobody calles it "ad hominem" (which you also can't just throw around). I provided proof. Here is another example: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/anonymous-hacker-group-threatens-reign-of-terror-against-israel-1.412118 http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/anonymous-hack... They sound like terrorists, act like terrorists, so I'm going to call them what they are. I don't care if you disagree.
- lukifer 15y ago
  For Anonymous to be "terrorists", don't they have to successfully scare someone? Or, you know, kill people? Stealing code and DDoSing websites, boy, I sure am quaking in my boots.

redthrowaway 15y ago

For the record, I downvoted you not because I disagree, though I do, but for your tone which was insulting without anything to back it up. Your comment simply didn't add to the discussion.

paulhauggis 15y ago
I provided two articles. I provided another one further down. I think the difference is that you don't agree that those are terrorist acts, not that I didn't provide proof. Christ, I'm so glad nobody here on HN is running a country.
- waitwhat 15y ago
  Releasing some Symantec source code is hardly a great act of terror. Mild embarrassment maybe, but that's about it.
  - joska 15y ago
    I would say it's extortion, does that make it better? Or does give the right idiology one a free pass to extort and have fun at the expense of others?
- redthrowaway 15y ago
  I disagree that they're terrorist acts, but I seriously just downvoted you because of your tone. It was uncivil.