alt Hacker NewsNo, that's a response based in fact. I have no dog in that race, I'm not Danish and strongly believe that following the USA on that particular ill advised adventure was a mistake. But the people that went went because the USA invoked article 5 and that's what allies do.
For you to belittle that - and in fact to deny it - is utterly ridiculous. You believe you are making substantive posts but I really can't tell the difference between some of the worst trolls on HN and what you are putting out there. The only thing I give you credit for is that you are doing this under your own name rather than hiding behind anonymity like the bulk of the rest but that does not change the nature of what you communicate one bit.
If you want substantive posts you are going to have to stop posting what arguably is the worst kind of flamebait.
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The USA has never invoked Article 5. Please stop spreading misinformation.
> and that's what allies do.
You're defining "allies" in terms of legal obligations. But obviously Denmark is legally an ally of the United States. I don't need to spell that out. My post about Denmark being the size of Maryland was clearly about whether Denmark is a meaningful ally in terms of conferring a real military advantage to the United States through the alliance.
> For you to belittle that - and in fact to deny it - is utterly ridiculous.
I'm neither belittling it nor denying it. It's just completely irrelevant to my point.
> You believe you are making substantive posts but I really can't tell the difference
Because you react emotionally to discussions about uncomfortable facts.