> That would be awful it it were true.

I totally agree with you.

My intent to know the context of discussions, people and debate that went on for three days while Dr. Khan's health degraded was simply this: Could groupthink have been responsible for the outcome and been avoided? If so, can it be done in the future?

If you look at my original comments closely, I only complained about racially driven down-votes from some users on HN and shared my fears about a similarly driven group-think that might / might not have happened in Africa. Since there is no data on that, it should be outed.

I will not myself be excusable if I were to really accuse someone (or a group) simply by their color, especially after reading some article on HN.

All I seek is the details or think that led to the unfortunate decision. I can form my opinion off it.