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This submission claims to be about this announcement [1]. It is not about the full context of American politics right now. In fact generic politics is off-topic

This submission claims to be about this announcement [1]. It is not about the full context of American politics right now. In fact generic politics is off-topic for HN [2]. I am responding to the main text of the announcement, not to general American politics. [1] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-418890A1.pdf https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-418890A1.pdf [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

ImPostingOnHN 8mo ago
So you AREN'T aware that this government, and indeed this government rep which we're discussing, has threatened to revoke broadcasting licenses from companies for airing content the government disagrees with? Or worse? On multiple occasions? The omission of that critical context might be why none of my post made sense to you: you would be unable to realize that the 'invitation to participate' we're discussing involves a degree of coercion, based on those threats. If you threaten somebody to give you their money 3 times, and then a 4th time you 'invite them to participate in giving you their money', that is 4 threats total, not 3. Of course, anything in the world can be justified if you omit enough context, even government-compelled speech and government censorship. Just omit the context of the 3 times you threatened your mugging victim to comply, and all you have left is a polite invitation to share money. Totally okay, right?
- pinkmuffinere 8mo ago
  My claim is -- the main text of the announcement is _good_. I make no claim about the larger context. Obviously I don't like Trump. But IMO that kind of generic discussion is not what HN is for.
  - ImPostingOnHN 8mo ago
    Right, and I am adding the critical context that the 'invitation to participate' in spreading government propaganda and silencing government-disliked speech, is actually a veiled threat couched in numerous previous explicit threats made by the same party, making it both government-compelled speech and government censorship. As for your personal politics, you can have whatever ones you want. I'm focusing on the issue here, not you personally. Hope I didn't say anything that came across as too personal.
    - pinkmuffinere 8mo ago
      It's not too personal, but it is against HN guidelines [1]: > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. ... > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - ImPostingOnHN 8mo ago
        Feel free to downvote or flag my comment if you personally feel that way, the mods here are pretty reasonable. Indeed, feel free to flag this submission, and not comment in it, if you feel it is too political for HN. HN thrives because of a multitude of views, of which you are a part. In the meantime, feel free to respond to the substance of my comments rather than complaining because I added critical context to an already-existing submission/discussion.
        pinkmuffinere 8mo ago
        thanks! ya, I don't want to discuss generic American politics on HN, I get too much of that already every day, and I think the HN guidelines are good.

ImPostingOnHN 8mo ago

So you AREN'T aware that this government, and indeed this government rep which we're discussing, has threatened to revoke broadcasting licenses from companies for airing content the government disagrees with? Or worse? On multiple occasions? The omission of that critical context might be why none of my post made sense to you: you would be unable to realize that the 'invitation to participate' we're discussing involves a degree of coercion, based on those threats. If you threaten somebody to give you their money 3 times, and then a 4th time you 'invite them to participate in giving you their money', that is 4 threats total, not 3. Of course, anything in the world can be justified if you omit enough context, even government-compelled speech and government censorship. Just omit the context of the 3 times you threatened your mugging victim to comply, and all you have left is a polite invitation to share money. Totally okay, right?

pinkmuffinere 8mo ago
My claim is -- the main text of the announcement is _good_. I make no claim about the larger context. Obviously I don't like Trump. But IMO that kind of generic discussion is not what HN is for.
- ImPostingOnHN 8mo ago
  Right, and I am adding the critical context that the 'invitation to participate' in spreading government propaganda and silencing government-disliked speech, is actually a veiled threat couched in numerous previous explicit threats made by the same party, making it both government-compelled speech and government censorship. As for your personal politics, you can have whatever ones you want. I'm focusing on the issue here, not you personally. Hope I didn't say anything that came across as too personal.
  - pinkmuffinere 8mo ago
    It's not too personal, but it is against HN guidelines [1]: > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. ... > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - ImPostingOnHN 8mo ago
      Feel free to downvote or flag my comment if you personally feel that way, the mods here are pretty reasonable. Indeed, feel free to flag this submission, and not comment in it, if you feel it is too political for HN. HN thrives because of a multitude of views, of which you are a part. In the meantime, feel free to respond to the substance of my comments rather than complaining because I added critical context to an already-existing submission/discussion.
      - pinkmuffinere 8mo ago
        thanks! ya, I don't want to discuss generic American politics on HN, I get too much of that already every day, and I think the HN guidelines are good.