3 ms·
I expect a higher level of debate here than the CNN message boards. I'm disappointed that my expectations were not met.
by BigTuna 13y ago
I expect a higher level of debate here than the CNN message boards. I'm disappointed that my expectations were not met.
- ScottWhigham 13y agoIt's an accurate observation that (a) everyone who knows anything about US politics already knows, but (b) this is a very international community in which as much as 50% of the viewers of this thread might not be in the (a) group. So I'm not really sure why you think it's not a valid observation to post here. If you don't think this article is appropriate for HN, that's fine (and I'm with you on that). Once it is here and once you click through to read the comments, it's not really fair to ding someone for commenting on it IMO. What 'debate' on HN do you expect about such an article?
- DanBC 13y ago> What 'debate' on HN do you expect about such an article? Something better than "the hipster socialist crowd", which adds nothing to the discussion but makes it harder for that discussion to be useful.
- BigTuna 13y ago1. It's conjecture, not an accurate observation. 2. It's unnecessarily inflammatory.
- indefatigable 13y agoAny thread about environmental topics becomes a space to debate environmental politics, just like any thread about the US government becomes a space for leftists and right-libertarians to take pot shots at each other (I don't encounter many supporters of the traditional GOP faction here). This might not be a good thing, but it surely isn't unexpected.