I&#x27;ve noticed that any time a debate of this sort comes up, and someone states a strong view supporting either side, the other side will start downvoting them. That&#x27;s usually counteracted by their own side upvoting them back up.<p>It happens to everyone, so it annoys me when I see people complaining about it in every HN thread that has divided opinions on some social justice movement or whatever.<p>There&#x27;s no &quot;Please explain why you&#x27;ve chosen to up&#x2F;down vote&quot; pop up on HN, so no one really owes anyone an explanation for it either. That&#x27;s just how things are.