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Brazil, the most violent country in the world (60k violent deaths per year) is also capable of promoting life. I'm feeling a bit prouder of my country today.

PhasmaFelis 8y ago
Really not sure why this was downvoted. It seems like a reasonable sentiment.
- rodolphoarruda 8y ago
  Thank you.
- pc86 8y ago
  As an American, Americans have a habit of taking anything around pregnancy that mentions the word "life" to mean a pro-life/anti-choice stance, even if the context is from regions of the world without such a distinction. The response varies by audience, but the response on HN to anything approaching pro-life/anti-choice is usually downvotes.
  - solveit 8y ago
    HN also seems to lean against patriotism (and for good reason in general, although this comment seems completely harmless), so that could also have played a part.
    - Doxin 8y ago
      HN also seems to lean against patriotism for non-americans. There is plenty of patriotism to go around on HN, but don't try saying anything positive about countries other than the USA or it might just get interpreted as you saying the USA is bad.
      - beaconstudios 8y ago
        Are we on the same website? For a US-centric site, I've always experienced HN as being pretty anti-US in keeping with the seemingly average Democrat attitude of thinking the US has been a detriment to the rest of the world for a long time. And that's coming from a Brit. I have no horse in the Democrat-vs-Republican fight.
- alanh 8y ago
  There's a chance that some downvoters simply saw a third-world country being called "violent" and immediately mentally labeled the comment as being hateful or somehow Trumpian, despite this clearly not being the case.
- fb03 8y ago
  I believe has was probably being downvoted because OP kinda stretched the point of life x death to make a statement about other issue that has absolutely nothing to do with the medical prowess of the current posting. I totally understand him tho, being from South America as well, allow me to reiterate: violence is rampant. more than ever. And we wish things would just get better down here, but the situation imho is getting worse. I congratulate the professionals involved in this and I feel kinda 'proud' even tho it's not my feat. you go humanity!

PhasmaFelis 8y ago

Really not sure why this was downvoted. It seems like a reasonable sentiment.

rodolphoarruda 8y ago
Thank you.
pc86 8y ago
As an American, Americans have a habit of taking anything around pregnancy that mentions the word "life" to mean a pro-life/anti-choice stance, even if the context is from regions of the world without such a distinction. The response varies by audience, but the response on HN to anything approaching pro-life/anti-choice is usually downvotes.
- solveit 8y ago
  HN also seems to lean against patriotism (and for good reason in general, although this comment seems completely harmless), so that could also have played a part.
  - Doxin 8y ago
    HN also seems to lean against patriotism for non-americans. There is plenty of patriotism to go around on HN, but don't try saying anything positive about countries other than the USA or it might just get interpreted as you saying the USA is bad.
    - beaconstudios 8y ago
      Are we on the same website? For a US-centric site, I've always experienced HN as being pretty anti-US in keeping with the seemingly average Democrat attitude of thinking the US has been a detriment to the rest of the world for a long time. And that's coming from a Brit. I have no horse in the Democrat-vs-Republican fight.
alanh 8y ago
There's a chance that some downvoters simply saw a third-world country being called "violent" and immediately mentally labeled the comment as being hateful or somehow Trumpian, despite this clearly not being the case.
fb03 8y ago
I believe has was probably being downvoted because OP kinda stretched the point of life x death to make a statement about other issue that has absolutely nothing to do with the medical prowess of the current posting. I totally understand him tho, being from South America as well, allow me to reiterate: violence is rampant. more than ever. And we wish things would just get better down here, but the situation imho is getting worse. I congratulate the professionals involved in this and I feel kinda 'proud' even tho it's not my feat. you go humanity!