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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

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.

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.