Two things are worth mentioning

1) I am less affected than others if people don't like what I say. I'll say things I think even if I know it won't be well received.

2) If you say things outside peoples overton window, they will immediately conclude that you believe the opposite to them. So the misinterpretations do not surprise me. Of course I must love Assad, probably rUzZiA too, and the nazis etc etc.

Argumentum ad Populum based on the opinion of HN commenters talking about geopolitics genuinely does not sway me.