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1. brianm+(OP)[view] [source] 2016-12-06 17:56:12
If my life was in danger, I'd have higher priorities than HN. The dictionary has a word for people who "feel" their life is in danger when it's really not: delusional.

HN will get really messy if the comment board becomes a place to protest.

IMO bringing your political grievance de jour to a tech site like HN is a sign of immaturity. Telling these people to grow up or leave isn't a bad thing. Conservatives lived through Obama and liberals will do fine under President Trump.

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2. burkam+k5[view] [source] 2016-12-06 18:29:47
>>brianm+(OP)
Maybe, I'm just trying to explain the other perspective. Saying "Conservatives lived through Obama and liberals will do fine under President Trump" is a political position, and adopting a politics ban supports that position.

All I'm trying to say is that it's important to recognize that you are adopting a political position here, even though it doesn't feel like it. I'm not trying to say you're wrong, just that you have to acknowledge you have a position, and you can't escape by calling something a "political grievance de jour". That itself is a political statement.

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3. brianm+aa[view] [source] [discussion] 2016-12-06 19:06:02
>>burkam+k5
I totally agree any statement within the spectrum is considered a political position.

Thank you for the good conversation.

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