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Comment by jc_811 | Hacker News Reader

Yeah kind of disappointed how every article around what’s going on in the current administration is getting flagged almost immediately.

As long as the discussions remain civil and discuss these topics in a nuanced manner - they should not be getting flagged.

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I've remailed Dang twice now (and I suggest you do the same), it needs to be addressed. Maybe the flag tool removed or throttled for a period of time.

It just needs to be removed forever. Upvotes and downvotes work just fine on Reddit and other sites. Flagging is used on HN as a censorship tool and I can’t imagine how the community allows it to continue. Flagging should be used for something like gore on the front page and it should be a report to mods button that when misused gets the user in hot water.

OTOH,

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

Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.

These are pretty off topic based on site guidelines.

I don't personally need a HN rehash of AP News.

I'd call this "interesting new phenomenon"

What's interesting or new about it? It's deeply concerning politically and as a US Citizen, but there's nothing happening that hasn't happened numerous times throughout history. There's nothing intellectually interesting or stimulating on these stories and there's dozens and dozens of other websites available to get into political debates if that's your motive.

The ABA, lawfare, and many trial attorneys have been sending 'red alerts' that there is mounting evidence this administration intends to demonstrate the fragility of our democracy by taking the position SCOTUS has no authority over the Executive.

If that is not 'interesting or new', then we are already truly f*ked.

I would hope HN is one of the few places where people can set aside the political partisan wars and talk about the information security aspects of what the new administration is doing.

> but there's nothing happening that hasn't happened numerous times throughout history

I respectfully, and with great concern, disagree.

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