The difference is small. vonnik got the flamewar rolling. But I&#x27;d say generic_user made it worse in two ways, by upping the rage ante and by making it purely ideological, i.e. completely unmoored from anything factual in the story. Once things get to that point, people are just taking turns bashing each other tribally and trying to outdo the other in venom, and that&#x27;s always bad for discussion here.<p>My issue has nothing to do with Scalia; it&#x27;s the venom. There are plenty of examples in this thread of thoughtful, substantive critiques of Scalia. Consider <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11096422" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11096422</a> and all its replies. That&#x27;s how it&#x27;s done.