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Re:U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of... by jtedward on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @10:06PM (#14305426)
The above comment is an excellent example of political gaslighting, there is ample, undeniable evidence of some sort of GOP collision with Russia. No sane person looking at the evidence could come to any other conclusion, but by confidently stating the exact opposite of the truth the above commenter seeks to sow doubt in the mind of a potentially disinterested or confused audience. This is a an increasingly common tactic on these boards.
Re:U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of... by dang on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:10PM (#14311204)
Please don't post like this to HN. It falls into the category of insinuating astroturfing/shillage by other users, which (unless you have evidence) is a breach of civility that is not allowed on HN. Someone holding an opposing opinion isn't evidence.

The "you must be a shill/troll/spy because of what you say" argument is common, toxic, and false. People need to abstain from it in this corner of the internet.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14305376 and marked it off-topic.

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Re:U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of... by dang on Thursday May 11, 2017 @01:59PM (#14318119)
Ok, I've banned this account until we get some indication that you want to use this site as intended.

If you change your mind about that, [email protected] is the place to let us know.

Re:U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of... by jessaustin on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @10:21PM (#14305487)
"Gaslighting" is certainly going both ways, but it's important to me that one side is horrifyingly eager for war with Russia and the other... isn't. I don't care what "the truth" is; I just don't want the current generation of humans to be the last. And for what? Politics? Truly, it's the mind-killer.
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Re:U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of... by dang on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:16PM (#14311254)
Here you added even more incivility to the thread. We ban accounts that do this, so please don't do it again.