I don't think you're being voted for a non-left opinion, and Hacker News certainly allows for non-left opinions more than most other forums.

You're being downvoted for a nonsensical opinion.

I think it's very rational to see people being harmed and to want to do something about that. It's how many of the best policies in America have been formed. What's irrational is making it about politics, like it's somehow a leftist thing to empathize with the plight of others.

Rationality isn't about suppressing your emotions and your connection to other people. It's about integrating those emotions with your values, knowledge, and capabilities and deciding how to act based on that synthesis.

The fact is that we Americans are at our best when we're looking out for each other. And many of us are very concerned about COVID.

That feeling of begin persecuted is due to choosing denial as your political stance.

i'm a leftist and i responded to your comments with specific numbers as a rebuttal. you've chosen to ignore those numbers and complain about liberal bias.

When I make short, pithy "leftist" points on HN without much explication or support, I'm routinely downvoted. So ... yeah.