I have a question... Mao Zedong used to wear a green hat... that means that he was a cuckold?
Are chinese people offended by maoists with the green hat?
Is Luigi offensive in China?
Or Link from Zelda?
I just want to understand.
Perhaps you can explain me why you think my comment is unsubstantive. I was in China, and the images of Mao with the green hat with the communist star are very common. And he is like a god there. So please, explain me the difference. And of course is not an unsbstantive comment, you're offending me.
I'm sure you have a lot of interesting things to say about your experiences, and they're welcome here. But your comment upthread was not the way to do this on HN. The ratio of inflammation to information was too high in your comment.
If you'd like to post a longer, thoughtful comment about your experience, that would be fine. Such a comment should include information that people can learn from. If it contains inflammatory details, it should convey them neutrally, rather than in a way that is likely to provoke fiery reactions. That way your post will more likely lead to good conversation, which is what this site is for, rather than angry argument, which it is not.
These considerations grow in importance as a topic becomes more divisive, the way nationalistic topics and especially large ideological topics (e.g. Mao) inevitably are.
