[formula1]

Exactly. It is victim blaming. But there is no need to bring in such a vision. When I come to this site I expect people to argue about macro politics, building scalable architectures and education. I dont expect to see an offhand comment relating an act on the political scale to someone being physically and emotionally abused.

[LA_Banker]

That's fair. The comparison was a little unexpected, stark, and a detour from normal HN fare, but I still thought it was apt. (YMMV)