Can you check the other comments in the thread and any other post about CoCs in FOSS communities over the recent 4-16 weeks?
Check out this discussion for instance: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18281676
Also note that my previous comment is at -4 already of the time of this writing, which must be done by someone who doesn't like that opinion. You wouldn't go ask 5-7 of your friends to give downvotes to that comment just because you disagree with it, right?