• Ecoleo [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    This is one of those things that always makes me laugh about libs, and always does a good job of showing just how far those brainworms have buried themselves.

    Your privacy is important, I respect that and I don't want anyone including China intruding on it. But I've had conversations with libs who fear Chinese surveillance, but don't care about Western surveillance, and libs who care about both, but plainly said they'd prefer being spied on by our Western governments. And I'm like, why? You've never been to China, there is no indication you would ever go in your life, what the fuck are they going to do to you? Do you think they're going to send a team of elite wumaos to come and censor you in your suburban home in Ohio? Come on

    The China hysteria has seeped into every aspect of daily life. And like most capitalist critiques of communism, they are rooted in projection and hypocrisy.

    • MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      A thought experiment for those rational lib types...

      Your psychotic roommate who already hates you knows about your deadly peanut allergy and where you keep your epi-pen.

      So does an office worker on the other side of the planet that doesn't know who you are or have anything against you.

      Who is the bigger threat?