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Literally just quoting the article which this HN post is based on. It's advisable to read the article you're trying to refute

• wtfwhateven 3y ago
  Did you reply to the wrong comment? I wasn't quoting from the article posted - I can't see where you quoted from OP's posted article - so I'm not sure what you mean. All I see is you referring to the guardian article as a "hit piece". The other commenters are merely presenting the rest of the facts about him - I don't know why you're uncomfortable with this. Anyway, please read the commenting guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • waihtis 3y ago
    From: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2366256/world https://www.arabnews.com/node/2366256/world (article linked to this submission) "He began his life as a porter — carrying bags and selling soft drinks and, later, sewing machines — in Egypt’s bustling Alexandria ..." So I didn't "invent it", it's a direct quote from the article. Whether you judge the Guardian as a more reputable source of information than arabnews.com, that is your personal preference. (also note: news are not facts, they are interpretations of events written by laymen on a salary and a time constrain)
    • wtfwhateven 3y ago
      That wasn't the narrative I was referring to, and wasn't what I was questioning. I meant your apparent insistence that he was flawless and that any assertion of the contrary is "trashing his legacy".
      • waihtis 3y ago
        In a sea of dispute, let the claim "no one is flawless" be our island of agreement