[sheikhnbake]

> a conservative, not a nazi

who regurgitates pro-billionaire talking points and thinks the poor just need to lift themselves up by their bootstraps, with some christian persecution complex sprinkled in

You aren't fooling anyone, except maybe yourself

[illusive4080]

You’re projecting that on me. All I’m saying is this isn’t Reddit; HN is for civil discourse.

[vultour]

Is this a joke? You proclaim your support for a party that proudly posts AI-generated pictures of Obama as a monkey, shits out vitriol-filled messages on literally every holiday, and sends the gestapo to execute American citizens in the streets, and then you demand civil discourse? I'm sorry but that ship has sailed, there is no reason why someone should maintain a civil discussion with you.

[zamadatix]

I'm so far left my ballot never even included Biden on it but I wanted to say I appreciate that we can talk about things like the Copilot app on HN without it devolving into an excuse for raging political attacks as well.

Have a good one

[ses1984]

Maybe some of us are frustrated that the political party of your ideology has gone far beyond civil discourse.

How about conservatives have some civil discourse with the nazis in your political parties.

[sheikhnbake]

It's not projecting when it's based directly on your comment history. I used to spout the same things about two decades ago. Hopefully you wise up at some point.

[illusive4080]

Condescending dismissal of others based on a quick comment sleuthing is not a good behavior on HN. Take care.

[sheikhnbake]

The dismissal is based on decades of lived experience and seeing the same things over and over again. You aren't attempting to engage in good faith and clearly aren't interested in discussing anything more in-depth so my dismissal seems to be well placed.

[illusive4080]

No, I’m sticking to the subject and not allowing you to drag me into side arguments. Go ahead and reply, you can have the final word.

I also have Decades Of Lived Experience as well, so I’m not sure how this qualifies you to be condescending to me.

[sheikhnbake]

You voluntarily got involved in a political discussion when you lamely attempted to assert that some things aren't political.

The fact that you have decades of experience on this ball of mud and still espouse the things you do is embarrassing.

You insist that the majority of impoverished are in their situation because of poor life choices while probably also believing that the economy and the levers of political power are rigged (which they are).

You know that the working class has the odds stacked against them while punching down at those less fortunate. Your family may very well suffer from their own bad choices.

I would posit that those choices aren't made in a vacuum. You can preach about personal responsibility while also recognizing systemic and economic injustice against the working class. But you probably won't. You'll keep insisting that lifting yourself up by your bootstraps is a physical possibility. In the end you're just repeating things that help the oligarchy and their strangle hold on our country and the world at large.