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Don't be silenced while you still have the freedom in this forum. Even if tar and feathers come out and 70% of HN'ers hate on you, doesn't mean you're not bein
by ldiracdelta 5y ago
Don't be silenced while you still have the freedom in this forum. Even if tar and feathers come out and 70% of HN'ers hate on you, doesn't mean you're not being heard by some.
- sedan_baklazhan 5y agoI PARTICULARLY extremely dislike the mere concept of being humiliated on a basic of association with a particular country or nation (Russia in this case). (Any association with Russia is considered utterly negative on its own). This doesn't smell right.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoI don't think many people are going to downvote you just because you admit to being Russian. If you start parroting the Russian line, then... yeah, expect people to downvote you.
- cblconfederate 5y agoi disagree. most people here have very superficial views about geopolitics , base their opinions on political party affiliations and are often manipulated. Sophie Zhang's revelations show that
- ldiracdelta 5y agoSure, but it is unfortunately normal throughout history. Certain groups become demonized and it is fashionable to demonize them. Orwell had "2 minutes hate" in his book "1984". Jews were demonized in the late 1800s leading up through WW 2. It is now fashionable to demonize Russians. It is fashionable lately to demonize white people in USA. Notice the recent rise of the term "Karen" to describe white women behaving badly, but the non-existence of any correlary terms like "Shaniqua", "Maria", "Liu", or "Adita".