Republicans pass tax cuts which increase the burden on the poor and the middle class for the benefits of the ultrarich (not the majority of their voters).
They destroy government programs that benefit the majority of the population - health care, antitrust enforcement, free tax filing, environmental protections, tax audits of rich tax cheats.
They oppose any programs which provide benefits to the public - broadband standards, net neutrality, social services, cybersecurity, weather satellites, libraries, public schools, so many more.
The vast majority of their voters are hurt by these policies and are quite literally voting against their interests.
I wouldn't underestimate the role of bots, or bot assisted socks, rather than the HN community. You last sentence just sounds like sour grapes in this context.
FYI, this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44901875
"Yes, conservative Latin American men like the male supremacy aspect of it"
is currently flagged. There is indeed a difference of opinion on HN, but also, sadly, rampant abuse of the flagging system.
I was going to respond to my original comment but it was not only downvoted but also flagged. Good job on tolerating differences of opinion HN folks, acting like emotionally malformed children in your disagreements.