I apologise in advance that this comment has nothing to do with the posted
article, and is instead to do with the use of HN.
After dang's comment on the latest Assange thread to make the first page on
HN, I am trying to decide whether the posted article is one that stimulates
intellectual curiosity, or indignation and repetition.
I think the answer is - probably the latter. We're not likely to learn much
new knowledge from it and it's more likely to generate forceful arguments than
productive conversation.
Are postings like this welcome on HN or merely tolerated? I assumed, because
politically controversial posts frequently make it to the first page, that
they are acceptable and welcome. I am not so sure anymore.
I believe that an active mind is a politically engaged mind - but perhaps HN
is just not the right place for political conversation. I enjoy the civility
and dignity of the best threads on HN- and I have to admit that the majority
of them are not political. It's hard to have a level-headed, sober discussion
on political matters, when everyone who has political views tends to have
_strong_ political views (I sure do).
So I don't know. Maybe posting stuff like this on HN is not such a good idea
after all?
(With apologies to jerry2 who posted this article)
After dang's comment on the latest Assange thread to make the first page on HN, I am trying to decide whether the posted article is one that stimulates intellectual curiosity, or indignation and repetition.
I think the answer is - probably the latter. We're not likely to learn much new knowledge from it and it's more likely to generate forceful arguments than productive conversation.
Are postings like this welcome on HN or merely tolerated? I assumed, because politically controversial posts frequently make it to the first page, that they are acceptable and welcome. I am not so sure anymore.
I believe that an active mind is a politically engaged mind - but perhaps HN is just not the right place for political conversation. I enjoy the civility and dignity of the best threads on HN- and I have to admit that the majority of them are not political. It's hard to have a level-headed, sober discussion on political matters, when everyone who has political views tends to have _strong_ political views (I sure do).
So I don't know. Maybe posting stuff like this on HN is not such a good idea after all?
(With apologies to jerry2 who posted this article)