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Re:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People by knowThySelfx on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:50PM (#15754337)
That is exactly my point ;) The irony is lost.

User starik36's comment was in a downvoted state. Which is what prompted me to write that comment. I didn't think what he said deemed a down vote because from general observation what he stated seems true.

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Re:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People by clhodapp on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @12:05AM (#15754393)
There isn't any irony. Freedom of speech is about preventing government censorship of citizens and has absolutely nothing to do with shielding people from the social consequences of saying unpopular things. It's about being legally allowed to say unpopular things, not about stopping people from disliking what you say.
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Re:Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57M People by knowThySelfx on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @12:34AM (#15754503)
I agree. That's all I meant too. Stating the obvious - As in, if you say anything in support of this Trump fellow, you will be down voted. And this is true as exemplified by the "down votes".
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