[harry8]

No. You need pay nothing nor indeed take part in intellectual life at all.

But at least your abuse made for a change from the usual "this is Markov chain authored" in response when someone rightly abuses the CIA which really seems to need reform. That might well be coincidence, of course.

[keepamovin]

So if someone says they can’t understand your English, and then you’re rude, and they then say you have poor communication skills, you’re being abused, is that right?

And if anyone disagrees they're just missing out on your brilliance?

[harry8]

You're pretty new at HN judging by your account. It's clear to me in numbers that other people understood that post I wrote in plain english, as they have what I write for years here. You didn't? And you were pretty rude about it. I've noticed this exact pattern happens often when someone picks up on smears of Snowden, or Assange or criticizes the CIA, NSA & FBI. Maybe that is simply a coincidence.

Disagree all you like, that is encouraged around here. Make pretend Snowden is a crook with zero evidence to back it, you'll get picked up on the point. Enough of us have followed the story.

Best of luck.

[keepamovin]

Sorry for my very late reply! I was super busy, and your reply was late so I missed it.

So basically the only conclusion from following the story is the one you've reached?

And an offer to understand your native language is rude?

I see no shame in English not as a first language. However, you think I should be punished for your mistaking it as rude?

No.