Comment by DrSiemer
Yes, we would have referred them to the proper channels to discuss the morals and ethics of it all. Those subjects inevitably lead to bitter arguments. Keeping politics out is the only way to keep this platform sane.
Yes, we would have referred them to the proper channels to discuss the morals and ethics of it all. Those subjects inevitably lead to bitter arguments. Keeping politics out is the only way to keep this platform sane.
Nobody is ignoring anything - this is just the wrong place for discussion. The HN guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) clearly state that politics and flamewars are off-topic, and that HN is for intellectual curiosity. Moral outrage and ideological warfare are categorically inappropriate for HN.
As the poster correctly points out, "Keeping politics out is the only way to keep this platform sane." - these guidelines are why HN hasn't degenerated into Reddit.
If you can't respect the guidelines, you shouldn't comment.
When I think of sane people, I don't think of people who ignore the moral and ethical implications of thousands of deaths.