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“ Off-Topic: Most stories about politics,” This is the sort of story that turns HN into /r/politics . Flagged.
by mattmaroon 1y ago
“ Off-Topic: Most stories about politics,”
This is the sort of story that turns HN into /r/politics . Flagged.
- jeffbee 1y agoThe condition of the nuclear-armed nation that totally dominates the information technology industry seems on-topic.
- mattmaroon 1y agoIt doesn't on Hacker News, and what I quoted comes directly from the link at the bottom of the page. By that logic we'd also be discussing tariffs (the economy of the nation that totally dominates the IT industry...), and all sorts of other things here. This is a community designed intentionally to not go down that rabbit hole. There are plenty where you can. I've been here since the early days, trust me, it's better this way.
- taylodl 1y agoThis isn't about politics, it's about the rule of law. If you see that as a political issue, then we have bigger problems.
- mattmaroon 1y agoRule of law is 100% political. Law is political. Legal systems are political. It may not be partisan, but it is political.
- taylodl 1y agoThe rule of law is not at all political. It's philosophical. It's a shame you see it otherwise. I see it as a marker of how far we've fallen. We can no longer discuss something as "the rule of law" without people claiming we're discussing politics.
- kcplate 1y ago> How far we have fallen This presume that we were once at a level where the rule of law actually existed. Humanity across the world and across the ages has never been in a place where there was equality of all under the law.
- mattmaroon 1y agoWhat it means in the real world is entirely political. There is much open to interpretation, by the political system. And in any case this article isn’t about the theory, it’s a complaint about a politician. This article is 100% political and clearly doesn’t belong here.
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