[codingthebeach]

"In preparation to join US wars, Japan dismantles freedom of the press". What US wars? Populist hogswaddle. Such assertions should be backed up if you're going to make them. As for the supposed rise of "nationalism", to the average liberal, ANY movement in the direction of national security, or any display of pride in one's country, is not just nationalism but fascism, racism, and worse.

[PhasmaFelis]

The problem is, you claim you want liberals to love America, but what you actually want is for them to love only the specific idea of America that you've constructed. If I say "I love America because it was founded on the idea that liberty is more important than security," then you put me down in the "hates America" column.

[codingthebeach]

@sprucely -- thanks for the downvote -- you prove my point.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sprucely

[PhasmaFelis]

What are you trying to do here? You think you know who downvoted you, and you're...calling them out? By...linking to their public user page?