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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by russellbeattie on Friday July 22, 2022 @08:35AM (#32191262)
LOL. Was your whinging to dang about the thread (twice) some sort of attempt to get it or me cancelled because the comments hurt your feelings?? Awesome. Here's a hint: The only way someone could be insulted by pure hypotheticals is if it actually applies to themselves.

You've called me a nutball and whackjob (directly or by innuendo), which as I'm sure you are well aware, is against HN rules of civility. I actually accidentally break this rule all the time, but in this instance I really don't need to worry, as I'm sure you already know exactly what I think of you, so I don't need to elaborate.

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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by giardini on Saturday July 23, 2022 @02:01PM (#32205805)
I don't think this entire discussion has proven informative or useful here on HN, ergo my request to Dang. I'm not singling you out, I'm saying that the entire set of posts on this topic is a waste of our time and the topic should be shut down.

You're taking this discussion personally. Don't!

I don't intend to "cancel" anyone and think the whole idea is a breach of rationality, ethics and etiquette. Just some good manners is necessary. Even a heated discussion with overreach is good. Discussion w/o emotional motivation/expression is rarely productive.

And remember, in any discussion, it is clear that you should not care (beyond etiquette and the law) what anyone else thinks of you. Otherwise you will censor your own true thoughts and others will fail to get your message. Then we all lose. That is part of free speech (an old idea, but a good one, perhaps not commonly in use currently).

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