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The amount of nasty personal attacks I've attracted for the mistake of asking a question on HN has ensured I won't be making it again for a long time. Personal

The amount of nasty personal attacks I've attracted for the mistake of asking a question on HN has ensured I won't be making it again for a long time. Personal attacks are not allowed on HN, but that hasn't stopped you from calling me a person who is being obtuse and disingenuous. Did you ever stop to consider that I am ignorant of these matters, as I have said at least three times now? I don't know if you're having a bad day or what. Imagine if I had asked a newbie programming question, after admitting to and apologizing for being a newbie programmer, and you'd responded as you did here. Would you be okay with that? Just because the topic is politics, suddenly it's totally okay to insult? Anyway, thank you for the information. I hadn't heard of India's general elections and smooth transfer of power, so that helps clarify things for me. I appreciate it.

saraid216 12y ago
> I hadn't heard of India's general elections and smooth transfer of power, so that helps clarify things for me. This book: read it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_After_Gandhi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_After_Gandhi
aussieindian12 12y ago
> I hadn't heard of India's general elections and smooth transfer of power, so that helps clarify things for me. I wouldn't blame you. Here in Australia there was minimum coverage. Its almost like the developed countries didn't want their public to know that some developing countries are doing well. But I have seen Australia's main TV station ABC run NZ votes, Indonesia Votes, Thailand votes special. Didn't happen for India. Funny trying to hide the actions of 1+ billion people :)