> (I downvoted you because I strongly disagreed with you. Freedom of association is a poor defense for permitting discrimination, particularly where employment is concerned, IMO.)
Exactly, you don't wish to engage in intelligent discussion, you're punishing me for not being politically correct.
> Employers usually have significant power advantages
Unlike this and the other assertions you made, I actually made arguments to defend my position. What you've given here is the standard liberal ideological beliefs.
Don't worry, you're not the only one-- this is true of everyone else who responded to me.
You all chose convenience over principle, you all ignored my argument and you all gave me unintelligent answers.
Hacker News is not a place for intelligent discussion.
My "assertion" comes from real-life experience. It's been demonstrated to me in substance, not as some "liberal ideological belief" - that kind of insult has no place in an intelligent discussion either.
Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
Please don't bait other users by inviting them to downmod you.
Your specific baiting played a significant part - perhaps 70% - in my decision to downvote, the other 30% was because the comment was so high on the page (it was first IIRC), and such a wrongheaded comment (by my experience, not my ideology) being afforded such prominence disturbed me.
PS: value is highest for me from HN when I ignore politicized topics like this one. But sometimes I get sucked in. Don't leave in a huff simply because of this; it's not worth it.
Exactly, you don't wish to engage in intelligent discussion, you're punishing me for not being politically correct.
> Employers usually have significant power advantages
Unlike this and the other assertions you made, I actually made arguments to defend my position. What you've given here is the standard liberal ideological beliefs.
Don't worry, you're not the only one-- this is true of everyone else who responded to me.
You all chose convenience over principle, you all ignored my argument and you all gave me unintelligent answers.
Hacker News is not a place for intelligent discussion.