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by Guereric 2043 days ago
Why is this flagged?
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swat535 2043 days ago
Because political discussions (except a few narrow events) are not encourage on HN, it goes against the spirit of the site AFAIK.
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majewsky 2042 days ago
> it goes against the spirit of the site AFAIK.

The usual argument is that most political news do not lead to healthy debates. The mods prefer having no debate over people throwing mud at each other.

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Guereric 2043 days ago
Thanks for clarifying.
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