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sctb on Nov 5, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Be careful about what you dislike

> Forgive my vitriol, but after seeing those people flush untold millions down the drain and hurt people and families countless times, they belong flipping burgers or in a mass grave.

We can't, unfortunately. Hacker News is a place for civil discussion; please don't post like this.

dredmorbius on Nov 6, 2016 [–]

The view stated is that positions held in opposition to all fact and experience are exceedingly and manifestly harmful.

History bears this out. There's nothing quite so violently dangerous as wishful thinking.

I'd prefer HN supported that perspective, and do so aggressively.

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