[chitowneats]

This site is full of harsh criticisms of the USA. Not just of the government but of the citizens themselves.

You're correct about what the policy says, but enforcement doesn't seem to back it up in many cases.

Personally I don't see an issue with critiquing the dominant culture in any nation. GP made plenty of caveats about "not everyone" and the like.

I find such caveats to be nauseating, but they tend to be quite effective at preemptively disarming the type of insinuations of national or racial chauvinism that are exemplified by your comment.

[acchow]

> This site is full of harsh criticisms of the USA. Not just of the government but of the citizens themselves.

I think because YC is based in the US and most of the users here are based in the US then harsh criticism of the US (and its people) is acceptable.

[chitowneats]

Even for those who are not from the U.S.? Europeans in particular frequently vent their frustrations about the U.S., both realistic and unrealistic, in this space.

Would you feel better or worse if I elucidated my criticisms of Argentina en Español on an Argentinian website?

My intuition is that would be seen as aggressive or chauvanistic.