I wasn't accusing you or the moderators of Hackernews of anything. Downvoting is a function for users (after certain initial conditions are met). Flagging is also a user function.

There's a recent post [2] where a reply to me in a political argument, I don't remember the specific words [1], was some generalization or BS to support Trump. I continued the discussion but later the comment was flagged.

I was fine with arguing the points. There were also many more comments with similar content that weren't flagged.

I was previously a user for years and a reader for more than 15. I even directly conversed with you when I wanted to deleted my account, you asked if I was sure [3] so I'm familiar with the gist of the rules. I've also seen comments from you similar to.

[Para]"This isn't directly related to tech but it's of great interest so it's allowed"

[1] I thought this was possible in the past but I can't seem to do it now, however if I'm just not seeing the option then that's my fault. [2] link upon request [3] I'm not implying any relationship or that I'm some special "old soul"