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ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ordering ceasefire

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517 points xbar | 2 comments | 26 Jan 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.428s | source
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jnsaff2 ◴[27 Jan 24 10:14 UTC] No.39154273[source]▶
What is the guidance regarding commenters who are obvious trolls, propagandists and bad faith actors?

Being kind to them is completely wasted effort.

Replying to them is also wasted effort as they won't be persuaded.

However leaving bullshit unchallenged might make trusting bystanders believe that this is actually the truth.

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1. cpach ◴[27 Jan 24 13:30 UTC] No.39155382[source]▶
It can be quite hard to be kind when it comes to a highly inflammatory topic such as Palestine–Israel. However, IMHO it’s not really a topic suited for HN. I find it hard to believe that whatever we say here on this topic will have any meaningful impact on the war.
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2. smoothjazz ◴[27 Jan 24 15:19 UTC] No.39156257[source]▶
Normally for political stuff I would agree, but the VCs have made this an issue that founders, engineers and everyone else in tech has to deal with because they've taken a hardline pro-Israel stance including firing people who so much as publicly state well known information. The battle between PG and the rest of the industry has ramifications for all of us. Even Paul Graham is barely powerful enough to offer a pro-Palestinian stance publicly.