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668 points wildmusings | 2 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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geuis ◴[24 Nov 16 01:39 UTC] No.13027304[source]▶
Please stop using this "alt-right" terminology. All its doing is trying to put a neutral label on a group of vile people. People that are blatantly racist, misogynist, and just anti-American. These are the same kinds of monsters that started the "National Socialist German Workers' Party" in the 1930's. They used the same rhetoric and played on desperate people's fears and prejudices.

My grandparents didn't fight on two fronts to see this bullshit taking over the United States.

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return0[dead post] ◴[24 Nov 16 01:46 UTC] No.13027339[source]▶
the nazi party started in 1920
c23gooey ◴[24 Nov 16 02:29 UTC] No.13027540[source]▶
this sort of snarky comment is exactly what turns me off HN.

what exactly is the point of your comment. do you think you are providing any sort of service to the readers of this thread.

does the fact that the OP was incorrect in a minor part of his comment invalidate the rest of it?

does your comment make you feel superior in anyway?

in the future, when posting a retort please ellucidate.

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1. return0 ◴[24 Nov 16 02:47 UTC] No.13027616{3}[source]▶
Parent's rhetoric is self-righteous namecalling. That does nothing to persuade people, it only makes them come back at you. He/she may think they do a service to people, but they are only turning more people to name-callers. As such my snarky comment was deserved. If that interrupted our moment of collective atonement, i apologize.
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2. grzm ◴[24 Nov 16 02:56 UTC] No.13027659[source]▶
Why be snarky at all? How does that promote civil discussion?