It is well known that NKorea and China are partners in a cyberwar against the west. NKorea's elite hacker team are stationed in China. This has all been docum

It is well known that NKorea and China are partners in a cyberwar against the west. NKorea's elite hacker team are stationed in China. This has all been documented by various groups and reporters. I think a lot of the skepticism here and the general praise of autocratic states on HN, are mostly from a lot of people with an anti-US bone to pick or other political agenda. So to them, the US is always wrong, so they hold up NKorea, China, Russia, and Iran as bastions of liberty, honesty, and utopia. Its incredible how delusional these people are. I also think a lot of people, especially right/libertarian leaning kids, lean toward autocracy and want a "decisive toughguy" leader for their own political and emotional reasons. Democracy, secular enlightenment, separation of powers, etc is seen as weak. Of course, they think the autocrats will be on their side, the same way, many think eugenics is a fine idea because, of course, "my people" will be allowed to procreate. There's a Fox News anchor who famously praised Putin and wished he had a Putin-like president during Russia's taking of Crimea. Of course, western sanctions have all but crippled Russia and the ruble today. I wonder if this anchor is still praising Russia's leadership. 1] http://www.forwardprogressives.com/fox-news-host-says-wants-putin-leader-get-things-done-right/ http://www.forwardprogressives.com/fox-news-host-says-wants-...