Shame on Y Combinator • Hacker News Board

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by camelite » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:38 AM UTC

elias12 wrote: post #29

Just one quick comment, because these discussions always go there: This is not about Hillary. Whatever the family Clinton did or not did, it doesn't matter. This is about someone who supports Donald Trump in a significant way, and the person Donald Trump and his potential negative impact on our society.

I assume you'll be voting third party then

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by jaoued » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:39 AM UTC

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html This surely is an off-topic on HN.

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by Kiro » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:40 AM UTC

cyborgx7 wrote: post #28

hoodoof wrote: post #27

I'm no Trumpist and no fan of Thiel, but I believe anyone can place their vote where-ever they want. I may not agree with him but I would fight to the end for his right to vote for Trump if he wants.

To be fair, OP doesn't take issue with who Thiel is voting for.

Did we read the same post?

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by kybernetyk » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:41 AM UTC

Why do people need to drag their personal opinions into business matters?

Demanding someone gets fire/removed just because they have a different political opinion than you is ridiculous.

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:42 AM UTC

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Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by akhatri_aus » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:43 AM UTC

stewartUK wrote: post #26

Please, do the right thing, and don't take it down again. https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/582t9v/y_combinat...

This doesn't belong on HN. People should be allowed to make their political choices as they please & as is their right to do so. It isn't YC voting in the election and YC doesn't compel people to vote a certain way.

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by kybernetyk » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:43 AM UTC

stewartUK wrote: post #26

Please, do the right thing, and don't take it down again. https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/582t9v/y_combinat...

Taking down or not is up to the site operator. HN is a privately run site. The operators can decide which content they want or don't to see on their site.

So there's no "right thing" here, really.

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by cyborgx7 » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:44 AM UTC

Kiro wrote: post #33

cyborgx7 wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, OP doesn't take issue with who Thiel is voting for.

Did we read the same post?

>Thiel, a non-employee (a “part-time partner”), is directly supporting Donald Trump at a massive scale — over a million dollars! — after we’ve learned even more of Trump’s horrendous statements, positions, and past actions than we could’ve ever imagined.

I'm not sure but there is no mention of voting anywhere in the article.

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by sparkzilla » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:45 AM UTC

From these discussions, are we to take it that YC will not invest in founders who support Trump?

Re: Shame on Y Combinator

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Post by mbrock » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 9:46 AM UTC

kybernetyk wrote: post #34

Why do people need to drag their personal opinions into business matters? Demanding someone gets fire/removed just because they have a different political opinion than you is ridiculous.

Political "opinion" in this case isn't a bubblegum flavor preference.

The presidency of the U.S. isn't a personal matter.