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not HN

by dusing 14y ago

not HN

mmariani 14y ago
Why not? You're trying to say there's no place for humanitarianism in HN? A man was wrongly imprisoned and tortured, had his life torn apart. Now some people need to tell his story in order to get funding so he can get help to get up on his feet. What's wrong with that?
- pitiburi 14y ago
  Sadly, Jonathan is letting his very strong political views once again get the upper hand and he flagged something he feels is somehow against the "best interest" of his country. For us participating in HN from outside the USA, it is baffling to see guys that can be so involved and intelligent on some issues (he is Creative Director at row27) and at the same time so openly aggressive and irrational on others. And yes, sorry, but it is irrational to say that this is not HN material, but actively participate in other political threads when they are about some political victories of your own political party (as he did for example in "Senate votes to repeal 1099 reporting requirement in health care law"). And BTW, as we always have to sadly explain, this would be the same if he is not republican but democrat or whatever. Some of us just really dislike double standards. And flagging this story because it makes your Military and government look bad, and excusing yourself in "not HN", well...
  - dusing 14y ago
    I'm sorry you feel that way, I hadn't thought I had ever expressed a "very strong political view" on HN. I flagged this article as "Not HN" because it doesn't really talk about startups, investing, coding, or anything really related to this forum, and apparently others agreed because it disappeared from the home page minutes later. But I feel I'm probably feeding a troll.
    - pitiburi 14y ago
      Jonathan, then if you feel that way, why do you never flagged but instead participated in discussions in HN about political voting for the medical health bill? Please explain to us if Republicans winning a vote about it is something to be considered in the "investing", "startups", or "coding" category? Shameful from you call me a troll. You have no arguments, you just insult....

not HN

by dusing 14y ago

not HN

Why not? You're trying to say there's no place for humanitarianism in HN? A man was wrongly imprisoned and tortured, had his life torn apart. Now some people need to tell his story in order to get funding so he can get help to get up on his feet. What's wrong with that?

pitiburi 14y ago
Sadly, Jonathan is letting his very strong political views once again get the upper hand and he flagged something he feels is somehow against the "best interest" of his country. For us participating in HN from outside the USA, it is baffling to see guys that can be so involved and intelligent on some issues (he is Creative Director at row27) and at the same time so openly aggressive and irrational on others. And yes, sorry, but it is irrational to say that this is not HN material, but actively participate in other political threads when they are about some political victories of your own political party (as he did for example in "Senate votes to repeal 1099 reporting requirement in health care law"). And BTW, as we always have to sadly explain, this would be the same if he is not republican but democrat or whatever. Some of us just really dislike double standards. And flagging this story because it makes your Military and government look bad, and excusing yourself in "not HN", well...
- dusing 14y ago
  I'm sorry you feel that way, I hadn't thought I had ever expressed a "very strong political view" on HN. I flagged this article as "Not HN" because it doesn't really talk about startups, investing, coding, or anything really related to this forum, and apparently others agreed because it disappeared from the home page minutes later. But I feel I'm probably feeding a troll.
  - pitiburi 14y ago
    Jonathan, then if you feel that way, why do you never flagged but instead participated in discussions in HN about political voting for the medical health bill? Please explain to us if Republicans winning a vote about it is something to be considered in the "investing", "startups", or "coding" category? Shameful from you call me a troll. You have no arguments, you just insult....