[DanBC]

Wait what? Just to check: Are you saying that people on HN can't say anything bad about the US government without risking a lot of downvotes?

[techlibertarian]

Yes. It's not the case every single time. I've been upvoted for negative comments about the government but I have to be much more indirect about it. If I'm blatant about it, I get downvoted to hell.