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Re:How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change by vkou on Monday June 01, 2020 @06:07PM (#23384550)
> Calling someone names is not an ad-hominem

It's not, but it also has no place on HN.

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Re:How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change by afiori on Monday June 01, 2020 @08:10PM (#23385650)
The insult was not directed at the commenter, rather to a group of people that popularized the quote.

It is the difference between "If you believe X then your school must have had brain-dead teachers" and "If you believe X you are brain-dead"

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