There's no evidence that the GP comment was in bad faith, and most of the downvoted comments I've seen here broke the site guidelines, so we needn't look for more menacing reasons.
>Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys intellectual curiosity, the value of the site.
I stand by my ground in original [now flagged] comment that my request for more clarification was a valid request.
If my claim of political shilling is against the standard, i expect to see political opinion be recognized and classified as rule breaking or the conversation entertained.
It is an application of a double standard that is poisoning to see here.
This is in my opinion poisoning of any discussion.
I'll admit, my gp your p comment does in fact jmp the gun, but my original comment was thought out.
It is, again, discouraging and I as a desiring participant find it harder and harder to engage in these topics on this forum.