HSBC exists because of Opium. It has always been the bank of the drug cartels.
> HSBC was founded after the second of the Opium Wars, by which time the trade was already well established. The founders included several opium traders who recognised the profitable banking opportunities presented by the new market.
https://taxjustice.net/2015/02/27/hsbc-and-the-worlds-oldest...
They’ve been in the thick of it since forever, unrelentingly.
https://www.cadtm.org/HSBC-the-bank-with-a-shameful-past
https://unpublishedarticles.com/hsbc-hong-kong-shanghai-bank...
I don't want to ban you, because you've also posted good comments, but even though we cut people slack for a long time (years, in some cases), it's not infinite. We can't allow people to flout the rules like this forever.
I warned you about exactly this a few months ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33187599) and you've continued to do it in multiple places (e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34554221). That's abusive and seriously not cool.
If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html