• Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    it would be one thing if they were actually going to ban it, but the plan is pretty plainly for deep state establishment to seize it so that the US government can do all the awful things that they’re accusing the Chinese government of doing. Remember y’all, the difference between information and propaganda is “Do I like the person who is currently speaking?” and nothing more.

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      3 months ago

      If it truly was a “free speech platform” the ownership wouldn’t matter either way, right?

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        3 months ago

        swing and a miss

        the point is that they’re trying to pretend they’re protecting us from propaganda by seizing the propaganda platform and operating it themselves. you don’t trust the CCP and neither do I. Let’s take that as read. do you trust the US government? if this is dangerous, why not shut it down? hell, why not go a step further and make it illegal for anyone to do?

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        3 months ago

        I didn’t say anything was made up or that China was doing anything good. You put the phrase “made up” in quotes. Find it in my original comment if you’re quoting me.

        What I did say was that the US government is angling to steal China’s propaganda apparatus to use for itself and pretending that it’s protecting us.

        Read better.