I don't think so. There can only be the following explanations for this behavior: -> A) People don't know how bad it is in China -> B) People support authorit

I don't think so. There can only be the following explanations for this behavior: -> A) People don't know how bad it is in China -> B) People support authoritarian government over democracy -> C) People do not support USA or have some deep rooted hatred for the country which gets channeled through US vs China debate -> D) There is a large pro-China population on HN, perhaps immigrants to US, perhaps people from China, perhaps folks from other countries who support China This is tribalism at its most glorified form. Instead of debating issues in isolation, we are engaging in this barbaric form of debate where facts take a back seat and rhetoric and nationalism prevail.