Not just that, HN normally avoids political topics; anything related to Israel is quickly flagged to oblivion. But as soon as China is mentioned suddenly it's all about Mao.

Do you disagree that China regularly censors speech? Retaliates against dissent? Locks masses up people up for being the wrong race or religion?

Don’t get me wrong there are some amazing things about China. Freedom isn’t one of them.

For someone criticizing commentators here let’s hear your credentials regarding knowledge of China. Or are you just a bot reflexively criticizing anyone who questions China?

I think china just is a big problem for the west, their even development on such a massive scale is hard to deny, raising 800 million out of poverty in 40 years, that's 3/4 of all poor people in the world raised out of poverty. In contrast western liberalism prescribed shock doctrine and endless austerity. People are inundated by propaganda, there is no independent thought, but the collective psyche is left in a bad place which makes us vulnerable. I think that's why psychotic right-wing cults like maga are on the rise everywhere, it's capitalizing on the vulnerable state liberalism has left us in.

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