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HN is actually surprisingly pro-Trump. I have been shocked at the broad support for economic nationalism (trade protectionism, etc.) from HN participants, as w
by resters 7y ago
HN is actually surprisingly pro-Trump. I have been shocked at the broad support for economic nationalism (trade protectionism, etc.) from HN participants, as well as the chorus of agreement with Trump's anti-China stance.
- chrisco255 7y agoYou're shocked that there are people who support liberty as a concept and they are anti-China as a result?
- resters 7y agoSupporting "liberty" would lead just as logically to being "anti-China" as it would to being "anti-US". China is perhaps more authoritarian, but not fundamentally different.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoTell that to the people in their "re-education centers" or the people who have had their organs harvested. The US may not be innocent, but it is nothing like China. > Perhaps more authoritarian Understatement of the century.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoHaving one's opinions overlap with Trump's doesn't mean they are pro-Trump.
- jessaustin 7y agoIt's not a surprise. The war media has conditioned Americans to mistrust other nations and nationalities. Trump happens to agree with the dominant narrative with respect to China. So of course lots of news consumers agree with him, with respect to China.