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Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by throw10920 on Thursday December 16, 2021 @01:58PM (#29582267)
> you should feel ashamed for it. If anything you should feel shame

Trying to guilt-trip or shame people on HN for their views is absolutely against the HN guidelines[1] - "Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation" "Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive" "When disagreeing, please reply to the argument" and so on.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by animal_spirits on Thursday December 16, 2021 @03:26PM (#29583418)
I can admit, the initial wording can sound like I am trying to guilt trip. I'll try to be better about that in the future. But to elaborate more I am trying to respond to the question "Is it shameful though?"
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Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by lgrialn on Thursday December 16, 2021 @02:40PM (#29582810)
You guys are probably aware that what you end up with is a safe space for nazis.
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Re:Pelosi defends stock trading by lawmakers. ‘We are a free... by kbelder on Thursday December 16, 2021 @02:55PM (#29583052)
Like free speech; the extreme are protected by the rules that protect us all. That's a good thing.
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