Ye, brother

Right? This is hacker news, not reddit. Whether one finds their stance silly or not, one should respect that real people are making real decisions to skip a conference. This isn't a meme.

Our country is being destroyed and I don't mind some foreigners putting pressure on our society to get our shit together.

Stop with the hysterics. The worst parts of our country are "being destroyed".

Yes, the tenuous separation of state and industry has long plagued our republic.

It's sickening to know how many people approve of authoritarianism and giving up the United States' leadership in the free world.