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For sarcasm to work it must mock something that does exist.
by VMG 12y ago
For sarcasm to work it must mock something that does exist.
- huhtenberg 12y agoAre you saying that strong anti-Russian bias doesn't exist on HN? You must be reading it in some filtered form.
- dictum 12y agoConflating "anti-Putin" with "anti-Russian" doesn't help your argument.
- VMG 12y agoThere probably is an anti-Putin sentiment, but there are good reasons for that. In any case, the post you replied to wasn't even pro-Putin and hasn't been punished by any anti-Putin bias on HN.
- true_religion 12y agoJust because people don't like a particular person doesn't mean they are biased against them. Their dislike could be rooted strongly in the actions the person has committed. By the way, its very difficult to prove bias against a single person as opposed to a group. With a group, you can show bias easily by pointing out someones dislike for a member of the group who only shares superficial traits with the rest of the group (e.g. ethnicity/nationality/gender/etc.). But for a person? Even if you're suspicious of every seemingly innocuous action of them, it can be justified by saying they have lost your trust due to actions in the past.