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by aofjrn48 47 days ago
Just see what reactions I'm getting for posting a NYPD stat and my other comments who are very benign (flagged, downvoted) - HN is not a welcoming place for an actual discussion on these topics.
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unselect5917 45 days ago
Deflection + ad hominem attack + outright lies. Local maximum of bad faith dishonesty. Impressive, really that you get away with it here. This isn't reddit, twitter, or farLeftSky.
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defrost 47 days ago
It's because you're making a big deal out of a percentage change.

Stinks of Lying with Statistics and people tend to assume you're either ignorant or being deliberately deceptive.

See: https://xkcd.com/1102/

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