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I go to HN to read tech related things, not more political drivel. I'm glad it got removed.

>>Exuma+(OP)
The prospect of a torture technician being appointed to one of the top positions in the intelligence community is "political drivel"?

Jesus christ...

>>Exuma+(OP)
It says a lot about what America has become that torturing people illegally and then destroying the evidence to cover your ass can be written off as just political issues.

>>Exuma+(OP)
Oh look it's happening again. The people who think this article might not be "drivel" are being grayed within minutes.

And by the way, this censorship happens on tech stories too. This article from three months ago wasn't even flagged, just didn't show up until page 3 or 4 despite being new and having tons of comments - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15745363.

>>Exuma+(OP)
To call this drivel is specious. It's not a political cartoon, it's about illegal torture methods. The tech industry, with its tremendous growth and influence, has a responsibility to pay attention to these things.

>>snackp+74
What other things do we, as an industry, have a responsibility to pay attention to? Environment? Health and sanitation in developing countries? The civil war in Syria? HIV? There are a variety of areas where tech could play an important role in changing the lives of (b|m)illions of people. How do you draw the line? What makes torture (which I would argue is completely unethical but directly affects few people) more important than hunger (which isn't an ethical issue but which clearly affects millions)?