That's funny because not that long ago, HN had a pretty noticeable conservative+libertarian slant.

I think what you're seeing as liberal comments are really a testament to just how batshit crazy the current administration is behaving. Regardless of your political alignment, this amount of chaos an uncertainty is generally disfavored by the markets, the economy, etc.

Edit - lol, and now I have the downvotes that prove HN isn't suddenly gone liberal - there's a big chunk of regulars who are FAR from liberal.