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Not sure about fawning, but every time there is a negative post about China, there is always a big thread of “we are just as bad”.
by WillPostForFood 8y ago
Not sure about fawning, but every time there is a negative post about China, there is always a big thread of “we are just as bad”.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoThose are just normal what aboutisms. Either side will feel like they are the underdog anyways, critical-China will complain about too many pro-China posts, pro-China will complain a bit too many anti-china posts. There is still enough of the latter because HN has plenty of Chinese readers and hasn’t been blocked in China (yet).
- WillPostForFood 8y agoMy sense is that it isn't Chinese HN readers defending China, it is self hating westerners.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoWho knows. I’m sure there is a bit of both.
- LeftTurnSignal 8y agoIt seems like any thread about China or Microsoft or xxxxx devolves into a pissing match between A is better than B types. The good thing? about these posts being so common is it's a HUGE sign that I'm done with the thread and time to go somewhere new. The bad thing is that sometimes those comment threads do have good information. Such is life I think.