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Nah, flagging and hiding are just a button press away. Coming into the article and commenting on it in response to people wondering why it got flagged is harde
by lolinder 2y ago
Nah, flagging and hiding are just a button press away.
Coming into the article and commenting on it in response to people wondering why it got flagged is harder, but I feel like I owe it to the rest of the community to explain that there are flaggers who aren't Trump fans and just have strong opinions about what should and shouldn't go on HN.
- squigz 2y agoI find it notable that you have submitted several political posts yourself, including some writing on fascism by Orwell.
- lolinder 2y agoThe Orwell article isn't really about fascism, it's about the word fascism. I just found it interesting that it was already a meaningless slur by the 1940s. I'll grant that I have posted political articles, mostly those that offer alternate perspectives to those offered by recent political articles that stayed on the front page. As you say, "most" are off-topic, and I have no problem with people disagreeing with me about which ones are and aren't. If that disagreement leads to almost all politics being purged, that's probably for the best.