(yes, I also see that it says Chinease)

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    9 months ago

    US looks very militaristic to me. It has a very broken democracy, and a history of supporting/causing brutal dictatorships.

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      9 months ago

      The control the Chinese gov has over tiktok is on a different scale compared to Google and the US

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        9 months ago

        Just to play devil’s advocate here, how many military bases has China got in other countries, compared to the US?

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          How many McDonald’s are there compared to general tso’s chicken?

          Both comparisons are irrelevant. It is about how much control and access China/US have over tiktok/Google and the user data and algorithms.

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        The US doesn’t try. It just bombs the fuck out of anyone worth exploiting production of anything any private exploitator willing to play “business” there wants.

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            Ghastly business, that. Unavoidable, really, and tragic. Anyways, here’s our top stories tonight: the US kills its own population with the most potent designer drugs in history, at a 0% tax revenue! “This is great for the economy”, according to Experts, who warn that the same measures would be “devastating” under Democratic rule.

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        9 months ago

        “Um, technically when we lost all those wars for profit and oil, we didn’t seize any land. So, technically, we are the good guys.”