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What's wrong with what this commenter said? So we downvote opinions we don't like? What happened to the free exchange of ideas? HN comments section apparently i

• andrewfelix 13y ago
  It's not the opinion or the idea. The argument is incredibly weak.
• Myrmornis 13y ago
  Yes, defending Guantanamo in any way is disgusting and that is obvious to intelligent people in most parts of the world. Some views are so abhorrent per se that down voting may occur even if the comment is internally consistent, doesn't personally insult anyone, etc.
  • powertower 13y ago
    > millions of people are being tortured at Guantanamo My argument against this consisted of: 1. Factual figures on detainee numbers, which proves Guantanamo had an incredibly small head-count from the start, and has also been downsized significantly since then. 2. Factual representation of conditions at Guantanamo that show nothing to support claims of wholescale torture (aside from a few detainees being isolated). 3. A logical assertion that detainees have no reason to tell the truth and every reason to exaggerate and lie. And I did not even bother with the fact that some of these detainees are so radical and violent that their own countries (that are opposed to the USA) DON'T WANT THEM BACK. Your counter-argument is what's abhorrent... That you would call your closed-minded group-think emotional response an intellectual one. Your entire position is "I support the discussion of ideas and point-of-views ... as long as they agree with me".