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To say something somewhat controversial, while I disprove of Eugine's mass downvoteing, it really isn't that bad compared to the standard of discourse and dirty tactics used elsewhere. On reddit the site admins have allegedly been altering the votes and engaging in censorship; there has also been doxing and blackmail. Offline you could be fired, beaten up, or even, in extremis, killed for having the wrong political views, and I'm not just talking about people who live in a warzone or North Korea - the same thing does happen, albeit less frequently, in the US or UK.
I think Eugine thinks he is just trying to go tit for tat against the left. This isn't a justification I agree with - I think LW should be held to a higher standard than reddit - but I can see how it would make sense from his point of view.