Try saying something patriotic on reddit and see how fast you will get downvoted to hell.

There are plenty of people saying something patriotic on reddit and getting a ton of upvotes

https://old.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/1irxcqx/

proud_of_my_fellow_patriots_who_showed_up_today/

https://old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7akgtw/proud_to_be_an...

https://old.reddit.com/r/starterpacks/comments/x3rz3w/the_am...

https://old.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1kmvo69/bruce_spri...

https://old.reddit.com/r/50501/comments/1j3bla0/good_luck_to...

https://old.reddit.com/r/PoliticalCompassMemes/comments/1maf...

https://old.reddit.com/r/greenville/comments/1lbal71/proud_t...

https://old.reddit.com/r/orangecounty/comments/1k37ncw/proud...

It has nothing to do with reddit being 'hardcore-leftist' as you put it, and more to do with the sad state of the US nowadays. Also, try saying anything remotely moderate on any right-leaning sub and see how that works. Really depends on the sub you're browsing.

Also, my anecdotal experience is very different than yours: not a day goes by without me reading some imbecilic comment about american exceptionalism, and where other idiots (I think you'd call them "patriots") gather to upvote/outbid said comment, particularly on large subs.

you aren't a patriot tho if you hate gay people

you are actually the opposite of a patriot lol

Who said I hate gay people? I am saying what the trends and narratives are. I feel like HN users don't know how to read and understand comments.

When listing off your complaints, that it was "LGBTQ-loving" was one of them. Like what's wrong with a site being in favor of LGBTQ people?

I have known Reddit for the last 2 decades, and the LGBTQ community was never promoted like this before. I just see blatant propaganda, that's it.

Same thing would have happened to you 15 years ago on reddit

I've been on Reddit almost since day 1. It was not like this.

The best thing they ever did in those early days was remove /r/atheism from the default subs. Good lord what a cesspool (and I'm not a theist!).

I dunno. The only reason I registered an account was to remove /r/atheism from the front page (also not a theist).

Reddit always conflated patriotism to cringe and was always very liberal and progressive.