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They try so hard to make everything about America... I've noticed that so many people on this site are incredibly cynical, it's sad. They're so wedded to conspi

• zghst 9y ago
  With my statement I make no assumptions on the intentions or advocacy that they reader may want to relay. I want to keep the conversation focused on the topic at hand, with relevant discussion.
• wybiral 9y ago
  People love having something to hate and someone to blame for things not being ideal. It sure is a lot easier than acknowledging that the world is incredibly complex and nuanced.
• opportune 9y ago
  This is not conspiratorial thinking, it's verified fact. The world is not run by completely well-intentioned people, just as it's not run by completely evil-intentioned people. Just people, which can be capable of both
• jlarocco 9y ago
  Speaking of being cynical and conspiratorial, I think you're making more out of this than there really is. HN is hosted in the United States and that's where most of the readers are. It's natural for a person to use their own country as a comparison in discussions about governments and countries that are foreign to them. There's no conspiracy, and the same thing happens on any discussion site where a majority of users are from a specific country.