I wouldn't be surprised if this got downvoted off the front page in minutes, just like the other story about diesel being at all time highs.
There is a well coordinated group here that seems unusually allergic to inconvenient truths.
Yes yes, my tinfoil protected brains thinks the same!
Or wait, maybe just flamewar style debates are not so welcome here, so people flag instead have another debate about who is more evil?
Why does that have to be the only reason? I personally think it has nothing to do with "Hacker" news, but I understand that sentiment has been in the fringe lately with HN becoming increasingly political.