alt Hacker NewsThe post linked has been removed, so I don't know what more we can speculate upon, 650+ comments in.
It's strange to see HN mods allow this much attention to a political, and contentious issue.
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ironneat • today at 7:38 PM
Having had an old account nuked by ‘dang himself many years ago for engaging in the exact kind of flame bait arguments going on in this thread is… rich to say the least.
irthomasthomas • today at 6:58 PM
The comment from the other Mullvad founder is here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48696800
dang • today at 6:22 PM
What has been removed? The links I saw didn't have much information but as far as I can tell they're still up.
From an HN point of view the idea is to give the discussion a place, since the community obviously wants to have it.
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I don't think "appetite to discuss" should be a justification to override the guidelines against political submissions and discussion. There is far too much politics on HN and it leaks into unrelated discussions too. There are plenty of other places to discuss politics on the internet.