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defrostyesterday at 10:16 AM1 replyview on HN

So write good comments, neutral in tone, avoid preaching, stick to the facts, gently emphasize how laws are being broken without an excess of righteuosness, see the people whose opinions you oppose and find common ground to pivot to your position, etc.

When last we crossed you appeared to be lecturing people while incorrectly paraphrasing their actual position (aka strawmanning)( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46793399 ).

FWiW I recall handing a guitar (I hear they kill facists) to Billy Bragg way back when he was on tour Talking to the Taxman About Poetry and FYI he's back, again, following Springsteen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW2ZikGW8

So, good luck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ2QOwQdHL8

Maybe sidestep becoming a parody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_uEbGJtnY


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popalchemistyesterday at 5:48 PM

Why should you be the dictator of what tone is appropriate? Particularly when mass murder is involved. Get real.