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by dang 3963 days ago
Comments like "where on earth did you pull this [...] from" and "please seek psychological help" break the HN guidelines, which ask you to comment civilly and substantively. Please don't post any more comments like this to HN.

littletimmy's comment was a good occasion to apply the Principle of Charity: http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/charity.html. An easy plausible interpretation was that he was asking why violence doesn't happen more often—not advocating it.

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An easy and plausible interpretation of my post is that I was concerned for the psyche of my fellow human being, and for the people he might be around. In the future please respond more civilly and substantively instead of dismissively.