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You want me to explain how I'm not a McCarthyite?

Why not ask something more civil, like "When did you stop beating your wife?"



Would you please stop perpetuating flamewars on Hacker News? This site is supposed to be for good-faith conversation, not smiting enemies. I realize other people don't behave well either, but taking that as license to respond in kind or worse is the wrong way to react here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html


Its unfortunate that I have troubled you, Dan. I'll reevaluate how I engage (or not) on threads like these.


I am asking you to answer the questions I posed instead of making counteraccusations. If you make a good argument I am happy to listen and change my position.

Denying everything, never admitting to what other observe even if it might have merit, and making counteraccusations instead of answering direct questions that are reasonable does not make a position any more correct. This kind of tactic to avoid shining light on an agenda and discussing it is very dangerous to a democracy, and to be honest it kind of proves my point.


Would you also please stop perpetuating flamewars on Hacker News? This site is supposed to be for good-faith conversation, not smiting enemies. I realize other people don't behave well either, but taking that as license to respond in kind or worse is exactly the wrong way to react here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html




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