This kind of comment doesn't belong on Hacker News, no matter what you're replying to.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I'm pro-egalitarianism but definitely not pro-murder-and-torture. This exchange was depressing to read.

Don't tie a person's current ideas to the person. What if he changes his mind in 5 years? Do you want to condemn him from now to all time?