| The thread was certainly ideologically charged but was by no means entirely a flamewar. Your comment stood out in that respect. Anyone is allowed to respond as long as they post thoughtful, substantive, respectful comments. The problem with your comment wasn't your political position, it was the flamebait and snark. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: on closer look, your account has been using HN so completely for ideological battle and flamewar that I think we have to ban it until we get some indication that you want to use the site as intended. Accounts aren't allowed to use HN primarily for ideological battle*, regardless of what they're battling for or against, It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html. * There are past explanations of this point at https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... |