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The downvotes aren't unexpected. There's a size-able pro-socialist leaning group on here that loves everything that China is doing.


i think you are conflating fake accounts supporting china or pro china people from people who are liberal democrats. they are mostly different.


I don't think most lefty-left Westerners are also pro-China. I know in my circles going after China—however ineptly and weakly—is probably the only major thing Trump's done that any of us agree with.


Democracy is indispensable to socialism. - Lenin


You do realise this forum is run by a venture capital firm? If you're being downvoted it's not because HN is a communist stronghold.


You do realize that Y Combinator the business is a separate entity from the thoughts and views of the thousands of people who comment here, right?

pg and dang aren't sitting here in the comments slapping everyone for posting their political ideologies. There certainly is not a small number of commenters with a negative view of capitalism here.

Just search for phrases like "late stage capitalism" and you'll find them.




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