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It's not cognitive dissonance, it's pragmatic geopolitics. We can talk about ideals all we want, but the real world is a matter of power and leverage. China is
by TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
It's not cognitive dissonance, it's pragmatic geopolitics. We can talk about ideals all we want, but the real world is a matter of power and leverage. China is rapidly gaining power and is on a path to usurp the West. This is part of an attempt to slow that at least so that the transition isn't rapid and traumatic.
- Nasrudith 6y agoThat was a bad take in the Cold War, a bad take for Japan and a bad take now. It is a bogeyman of bad extrapolation to justify a power grab for the sake of it. Said actions will cause damage and won't actually and the unsustainable growth will be met with a collapse when reality comes knocking.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoThe Soviet Union collapsed, so to just say with no explanation that it's a bad take doesn't add much. In what situation would banning a Chinese social media app hurt America?