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Less enlightened? HN sadly has never been very politically enlightened when it comes to America and geo-politics. Edit: And I think that's because HN has a he

Less enlightened? HN sadly has never been very politically enlightened when it comes to America and geo-politics. Edit: And I think that's because HN has a heavy American user base, and I don't think Americans get very good news (or are even very interested in the complexities of modern geo-politics). Good or bad, I think that's a fair assessment. So what you get are a lot of: "America is in Afghanistan and Iraq for altruistic reasons that have nothing to do with the resources under these people's feet."

Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
> and I don't think Americans get very good news (or are even interested...) What a stupid thing to say. Do you think that Americans who visit HN are prone to bouts of Fox News watching? Do you think Google News or bbc.co.uk is censored here? > HN sadly has never been very politically enlightened when it comes to America and geo-politics. This thread in particular shows great enlightenment on geo-politics. Just read the top comments.