Comment history makes it clear that it is a Russian troll.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Someone having an opposing opinion is not evidence that they are trolling or any other variation on that theme. The overwhelming majority of such comments are coming from users just like you, who happen to have a different background.
If you want explanation about this, you can find years' worth among these search results: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme.... Here's one in-depth example: mhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27398725