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Your comments are getting flagged for being politicized flamebait. Your profile has a history of inflammatory non-sequiturs posted in response to articles you d
by bigyabai 5mo ago
Your comments are getting flagged for being politicized flamebait. Your profile has a history of inflammatory non-sequiturs posted in response to articles you don't like, which is against HN's guidelines and will eventually result in your ban.
> He could have painted at least realistic-looking political figures
Why? Political caricature is a staple of Russian identity. Unrealistic, mocking artwork is regularly featrured in Russian magazines and newspapers even today: https://youtu.be/dLuKkqP_Du4 https://youtu.be/dLuKkqP_Du4
It's not illegal, this artist was ostensibly targeted because their artwork made someone angry.
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- hereme888 5mo agoI understand it could have come across as harsh for me to point out how high-risk he was given his type of artwork. You're making things up by insinuating I ever called his work illegal, called for its censorship, or hurting those artists. Also, I make no apology for exposing the evils of the CCP, if that's what you mean by" threatening" to ban my account with a bunch of brownie points, but I promise not to cry if it happens.