The downzapper has concealed their identity and never given any reason for their downzapping. Agree that a 'most controversial' category could be useful.
I've been here a while and come to both hear different viewpoints and to debate them...to test the validity of my views and beliefs against those of others.
Have spend 40 years keenly studying economics and politics and believe that if someone holds a contrary view then I should be able to contest that viewpoint - thereby testing both my beliefs, and theirs, in an open and transparent way.
Heavily downzapping posts because they voice opinions different to your own and doing so from behind a veil of concealed identity and without explaining why you are downzapping is both cowardice and censorship.
It also casts aspersions on all who share your viewpoint but have openly and in good faith shared their opinions and debated the topic.
Freedom of speech and the contest of ideas is foundational to science, knowledge, capitalism and democracy - someone is trying to undermine its operation here on Stacker news.
The downzapper has concealed their identity and never given any reason for their downzapping.
Agree that a 'most controversial' category could be useful.
I've been here a while and come to both hear different viewpoints and to debate them...to test the validity of my views and beliefs against those of others.
Have spend 40 years keenly studying economics and politics and believe that if someone holds a contrary view then I should be able to contest that viewpoint - thereby testing both my beliefs, and theirs, in an open and transparent way.
Heavily downzapping posts because they voice opinions different to your own and doing so from behind a veil of concealed identity and without explaining why you are downzapping is both cowardice and censorship.
It also casts aspersions on all who share your viewpoint but have openly and in good faith shared their opinions and debated the topic.
Freedom of speech and the contest of ideas is foundational to science, knowledge, capitalism and democracy - someone is trying to undermine its operation here on Stacker news.