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A comment on Michael Jordan Has Not Left the Building (2013). Parent comment

Re:Michael Jordan Has Not Left the Building (2013) by ekianjo on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @10:14PM (#8927340)
> It's sad that we live in a society where those who step out of line to say what they mean are told they're assholes who deserve their failures.

It's sad that you can't step out of line on HN and call people assholes without having someone telling you you should respect those a-holes JUST because they are successful.

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Re:Michael Jordan Has Not Left the Building (2013) by twinkletank on Thursday January 22, 2015 @12:55AM (#8927777)
I don't think you should respect anyone because of their success. I never said anything about Jordan's success.

I do however think you should respect people for being truthful and open, which I did credit to him.

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Re:Michael Jordan Has Not Left the Building (2013) by ekianjo on Thursday January 22, 2015 @01:08AM (#8927814)
> I do however think you should respect people for being truthful and open, which I did credit to him.

No, if that person's being an ass, there's no reason to respect them, period. Even if they are truthfully, openly being an ass. It's only because he is in a position of influence that he can afford being an ass in public and still be respected by some people.

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