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I wonder if the Russian government's Internet trolls try to compromise accounts to make discussion look legitimate. For instance, felipepiresx was entirely ina
by juliangoldsmith 11y ago
I wonder if the Russian government's Internet trolls try to compromise accounts to make discussion look legitimate.
For instance, felipepiresx was entirely inactive for over a year, before jumping all over this thread 20 minutes ago.
- felipepiresx 11y agowith all due respect. I'm a person. I'm Brazilian. I'm not Russian. It's amazing how dismissive people are of people who have a contrarian opinion.
- juliangoldsmith 11y agoI can understand having a contrary opinion; your opinion is perfectly valid. But how vehemently you're arguing your opinion, along with your long absence from posting, seems a bit suspicious to me.
- felipepiresx 11y agoI just gave you my twitter handle. There is a link to all my social media accounts. Not trying to hide. People like you are the reason the contrarian pragmatic class is already fed up with this hyve murica mentality. even John Kerry already told Poroshenko to think twice.
- serg_chernata 11y agoA Brazilian, how could you possibly know what's really happening on the ground in eastern Europe? edit: spelling
- felipepiresx 11y agoI've been there.
- PauloManrique 11y agoI bet you support our government
- felipepiresx 11y agoJust because I was absent for one year it doesn't mean I'm a troll. I have my opinions.
- felipepiresx 11y agoGo check my twitter; twitter.com/felipepiresrj As you can see. I'm a normal person. From Brazil. With a different opinion than yours. An opinion that is often disregarded and disrespected. I'm no Russian troll. Take a good look at your sheep like/hyve like mentality now please.
- shapov 11y agoThis is ridiculous. At the time of me posting this 'felipepiresx' has 19 out of 49 comments in this thread.
- amyjess 11y agoAnd many more that were flagged. Also, same with goerge1980, a brand-new account less than an hour old as of this writing (most of his comments are gone, but a few are still floating around).
- felipepiresx 11y agoWell. Our comments are being flagged because our 1st amendment rights to have a contrarian opinion don't apply to internet forums like this one full of north americans.
- ISL 11y agoIn Brazil, shouldn't Article 5 of Section IX of the Brazilian Constitution, Title II apply? It is a human right to speak freely, but it's not requisite that anyone provide a forum. While it's not perfect, HN does a pretty good job of supporting well-reasoned and factually-backed dissent. Support arguments with compelling evidence, and you'll quickly find supporters. You're being downvoted and flagged for attempting to dominate the conversation.
- felipepiresx 11y agoWhy is it ridiculous ? I cannot comment on a topic that I'm passionate about ? Freedom of speech only works for people like you ?
- analyst74 11y agoThere is no need to bring up personal attacks in an HN discussion. If you disagree with his points, then you can provide counter argument; if his comments are just insults with no backing argument, then down vote him.