Unfortunately, a lot of countries are doing a similar thing as these countries, there’s a lot of authoritarians taking over all over the world.

I think people should talk not only about the history or events in one country, but also talk about how other places are following in their footsteps and how we can prevent it from going forward where we can.

Also, interestingly, when folks talk about how the USA is sliding into authoritarianism on HN, it’s often downvoted, while for other countries it’s treated as serious and obvious, so it’s hard for Americans to see people agree that Turkey is doing bad stuff but they deny the same for America.

Lessons need to be shared so we can all do better together, I think.

Sure I see that trend of downvoting too, but I also see a trend where the American users on HN hijack topics that aren't about America to talk about America because they feel that there isn't enough content on social media about America or something?

It's a phenomenon that I think many users from outside of the US will agree is a pernicious problem on all social media platforms.

Americans should be more aware of this and aspire to not be so self-absorbed.

Eh, I just ignore those who don’t add to the conversation. If they add something useful, even being self absorbed, I consider it. Sometimes even an American has a nugget of wisdom we can learn from, believe it or not.

I don’t really want to derail this thread any further though, and I’m not Turkish so I can’t comment on the actual topic other than to say I wish them luck.