Honest belief is not sufficient for a good HN comment. Inflated rhetoric and flamebait can just as easily be "honest belief" as anything else. In fact they're easier that way, since then one can feel satisfied with oneself as one breaks the rules. It's the rules that matter, though, so please follow them: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
That includes not using HN primarily for ideological or political battle any more.
Re:School or Prison
by thegrimmest on Saturday January 02, 2021 @04:58PM
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Can you kindly clarify what exactly constitutes "inflated rhetoric and flamebait" and how to distinguish it from what I see in this case as a statement on the value or lack thereof of human life? Can the subject be discussed without it falling into this category?
Edit: I go on to elaborate that I see their value as lower than that of pets and farm animals, whom we summarily execute all the time.
Edit: I should clarify that I was using "you" in the general sense, not referring to the parent specifically.