You've been using HN for nothing but political arguments for a long time now. That's an abuse of this site, and we ban accounts that do it. It's time this stopped, so please stop.
Other users have been abusive, and I'm scolding them too. But HN isn't a primarily political site, so please ply this stuff elsewhere, not here.
More and more, social media platforms have been telling me - or using their algorithms to tell me - that my opinions, as educated and well argued as they are, are not welcome on their sites.
I did not expect to see this from Hacker News. Indeed, after the experiment banning political conversation, I had thought that the opposite decision had been made.
And finally, to be clear, I use HN for far more than political chatter. I read the technical content, and use it as a general news feed (one of my many). I comment where I am inspired to. I did not realize how often that ends up being of a political nature. I care deeply about individual freedoms and the technology that enables and disables these.
Can we find a mechanism whereby my nationality is confirmed? I would like to do this for the sake of my own vindication, as well as clarity to those who were/are suspicious.
Other users have been abusive, and I'm scolding them too. But HN isn't a primarily political site, so please ply this stuff elsewhere, not here.