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I believe Sergey Brin came to the U.S. from the Soviet Union and was the driving force behind Google pulling out of China around the early 2010s (except for Hon

I believe Sergey Brin came to the U.S. from the Soviet Union and was the driving force behind Google pulling out of China around the early 2010s (except for Hong Kong). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7503641/Sergey-Brin-My-upbringing-in-USSR-helped-shape-Googles-views-on-China.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7503641/Sergey... I think your assertion needs to be backed by evidence.

president 8y ago
For the record, I'm not asserting anything. I'm merely proposing a theory that I haven't heard many people bring up. Not everything is an argument :)
- yingw787 8y ago
  That's not an acceptable response. Your comment that immigrants coming to the U.S. are nationalists representing their ethnic homelands and operate with an anti-American bias was highly inflammatory. Many immigrants (including me) come from a background of inter-generational trauma brought on by war/famine/tyranny and very much appreciate the existence of the U.S. and democracy. I think it's fair to say we might even take it personally. If you can't back up a statement like that with quality evidence, you shouldn't be posting in an intellectual forum. I will leave @dang / HN admins to mod.
  - president 8y ago
    You know, you should really try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I have plenty of experience with people I've worked with not from the U.S. that have mentioned they would love to see the downfall of this country and I'm sure people would easily dismiss this as "anecdotal evidence" so I'm not sure what would make you happy here. Furthermore, if you read my post a bit more carefully, you would realize that I'm not making an umbrella statement. It's very hard to have a critical discussion about things when people immediately point a finger and excuse someone of being inflammatory. It's ironic that you're saying I'm not fit of posting in an intellectual forum when you can't even entertain someone's thought experiment. Very sad the state of affairs on HN and even more sad when there is an unequal balance of voting/flagging power on this board. P.S. If you haven't noticed, my post was flagged and taken down (quite unfairly if you ask me). I wrote two edits explaining my viewpoint in further detail but I guess you can't see that now.

president 8y ago

For the record, I'm not asserting anything. I'm merely proposing a theory that I haven't heard many people bring up. Not everything is an argument :)

yingw787 8y ago
That's not an acceptable response. Your comment that immigrants coming to the U.S. are nationalists representing their ethnic homelands and operate with an anti-American bias was highly inflammatory. Many immigrants (including me) come from a background of inter-generational trauma brought on by war/famine/tyranny and very much appreciate the existence of the U.S. and democracy. I think it's fair to say we might even take it personally. If you can't back up a statement like that with quality evidence, you shouldn't be posting in an intellectual forum. I will leave @dang / HN admins to mod.
- president 8y ago
  You know, you should really try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I have plenty of experience with people I've worked with not from the U.S. that have mentioned they would love to see the downfall of this country and I'm sure people would easily dismiss this as "anecdotal evidence" so I'm not sure what would make you happy here. Furthermore, if you read my post a bit more carefully, you would realize that I'm not making an umbrella statement. It's very hard to have a critical discussion about things when people immediately point a finger and excuse someone of being inflammatory. It's ironic that you're saying I'm not fit of posting in an intellectual forum when you can't even entertain someone's thought experiment. Very sad the state of affairs on HN and even more sad when there is an unequal balance of voting/flagging power on this board. P.S. If you haven't noticed, my post was flagged and taken down (quite unfairly if you ask me). I wrote two edits explaining my viewpoint in further detail but I guess you can't see that now.