but we got alot of these invading a country under false pretenses and overthrowing regime both democratically elected and dictatorship. is that better or worse than Uyghur reeducation camps? who knows!
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TikTok Facing Potential US Ban as Congress Passes Bill Requiring Sale
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Significant enough to warrant locking up the Tide Pods?
Maybe all US companies doing any business in China should be forced to let all those operations in China owned by the Chinese. What Apple, Dell, MS, HP or any other US "manufacturing" company don't have manufacturing facilities in the US. What can the US do without China?!
Unfortunately the balance of power is on US side, China is afraid of secondary sanctions imposed by the US and has to tip-toe around it. There is a reason why you are saying "should be forced" because you know that China don't really have "the stones" to do it.
This is why Janet Yellen spoke pretty much in a "demanding tone" with China because she knows "Yes she can".
You don't have to tell me about it as Russia pretty much invented a "power through weakness" approach. The problem with this approach is that US is preparing for a nuclear strike against Russia. The drones that are flying into Russia are "laying the groundwork" for this attack as well as the "Steadfast Defender" exercise.
So it is very important not to overplay that "weakness card" as it puts everybody in great danger.
US/Western media is actually not talking about it but with a bit of experience you will understand that this is exactly what is happening. It is unlikely that US will just peacefully capitulate.The same fear is with the Americans too. Every single major city, base is in the range from the Atlantic and the Pacific. Nuke submarines hiding in the deep sea is hard to find. Best not believe what the US/"Western" media says.
When Biden said "nuclear Armageddon" you should have paid very close attention as on this level the words are chosen very carefully and the process of "slowboiling" the public started then and there.
Civil War is always ugly and I don't wish it for anybody. I personally don't think that it is going to happen in US.Of course not, it will just disintegrate, and within. Maybe, the Southern states might break away this time for sure.
The difference, as I see it, is that no major platform besides TikTok has the government standing over them, ready to swoop in at a moment’s notice.
The deep embedding of US surveillance within big tech is not an example of a government standing over them?
Campaign donations are public information, everything can be verified. Nice try, but the noticing will continue.
That sounds good in theory. Unfortunately reality showed us this is quite the opposite. Arguments against big pharma, disappeared. Arguments against unproven vaccines, disappeared. Calling your political opponents nahtzi's acceptable.
I understand. US has never believed in the "equality of the outcome" for all. US thinks like Mike Tyson: "I saw an opening and put it all there."
This is why I said earlier that playing a "weakness card" is not going to work. Bashar al-Assad is still around because he wisely decided to take a stand. Those who tried to "negotiate" are all gone now.
what...I'm sorry but did you not see edward snowden's leaks? the PRISM system literally taps into every major western platform.
I was 14, lol.
I remember it happening, but I don’t remember much of anything else to do with it.
It might be worth researching this before you deep dive into a conversation about it.
What the CCP does with Tik Tok is track Chinese nationals, and Chinese who live abroad who have families still in China. The CCP uses these family members to threaten them. The CCP knows you are a University Professor who happens to work on sensitive industrial, and military projects. The US has gotten very lax on the issuance of security clearances. Back in the 1970's and especially in the 1960's a Chinese national with family members in Communist China would not have been issued Captain Midnight Decoder ring. You will ask how do I know this. I have actually watched Tik Toc messages like this. You will see an immediate family members talking and in the background you will see a uniformed CCP security offical silently standing. Do try to look for these "messages" as they are quickly taken down.
I will still use and enjoy TikTok as the United States does not have a legitimate president to pass any bans or mandates or laws that any of us have to follow.
If this is true then why would any Chinese person living abroad, especially one with a security clearance, ever create a TikTok account in the first place?
If you say you have seen these messages firsthand, surely you did a screen recording to prove it, right? I'm well aware that intelligence services in many countries will use all sorts of communication methods, many of them public, so I'm not saying that what you are claiming is impossible. I do think claims like this should be verifiable beyond saying "Trust me bro".
"Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections"
either schizophrenia, or something even more terrible. The last time the US had 'evidence' that Russia was behind the US election problems. The guys at the helm appear to have problems of running the country.Maybe the children playing with TikTok is doing that?!
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