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By "friends" I was referring to reports that the NRA has been a front for the Russian government as an agent of social division. Here I am, breaking HN rules by making a political statement, but if the facts are true (and I believe them to be), it is indeed an issue of relevance to the "hacker community". > What exactly about NRA members and associates scares you? If you think the following link (an NRA commercial) i…
HN rules don't ask you not to make political statements, but please don't do political flamewars here, and especially not add personal swipes into the mix. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Firstly, the United States is under "cyber attack" by State actors seeking to influence our elections. This topic should definitely be appropriate to HN, yes?
@mindcrime asked of me why I hated him and other citizens (in the most leading and disingenuous manner possible). His comments were flagged.
I posted a newsworthy clip (this got a lot of attention in the press) that demonstrated what they were doing and why it was worrisome.
My only "personal swipe" was to tell him that if he was ok with propaganda that was designed to dehumanize the opposition, then he scared me. That is not a personal attack, per se.
Lastly, I think it's important to note that the tech community is party to a lot things that have huge social impacts and to deny that is, shall we say, not entirely honorable.
Flamewars don't belong here, but adult conversation does. I stand by my words and intent to have such a conversation.