I don't know why it would come up in HN (though apparently it did though this discussion). But he has lots of supporters, your comment represents exactly the kind of narrow view people are talking about. It's not a given that everyone would hate a sitting supreme court judge, an elected politician, etc.
I'm not sure if this is off topic, but I live under a rock and I've missed what the beef is with Thomas. As an apparent anti-Thomasite, would you mind briefly bringing me up to speed? People here are usually a little bit more level headed than the media, so I expect your opinion is likely to be more grounded than a MSM article might be (hence why I'm asking instead of Googling).
Seems like an odd pick for a “provocative or speculative” topic