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It’s disappointing to see American companies and celebrities also cave into the CCP’s pressure. For example consider LeBron James’s spineless parroting of CCP t

It’s disappointing to see American companies and celebrities also cave into the CCP’s pressure. For example consider LeBron James’s spineless parroting of CCP talking points against free speech (https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/467295-uighurs-china-and-the-lucrative-hypocrisy-of-lebron-james-nba https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/467295-uighurs-chin...) and his stance criticizing those who spoke in defense of Hong Kong protesters (https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/14/us/lebron-james-nba-china-intl-hnk-scli/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/14/us/lebron-james-nba-china-int...). All of this suggests that despite the woke bonafides of companies like Nike or Disney or sports organizations like the NBA or celebrities like LeBron or The Rock, they too ultimately care mainly about their self interests to the point that they will stand up and defend an illiberal authoritarian genocidal communist government (https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2019-10-14/lebron-james-comments-show-how-business-tops-nba-china-agenda-an https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2019-10-14/lebro...). Remember these are the same people and groups that will readily attack America’s values and founding principles. I think you are right about the difficulty of criticizing China but it might be a present reality rather than a future possibility.

sitkack 5y ago
> readily attack America’s values and founding principles You lost me with that one. What does one have to do with the other?
- throwawaysea 5y ago
  I was pointing out the absurdity of celebrities and companies amplifying messages that criticize America, a land with an abundance of freedoms and classic liberal values, when they are unwilling to level any critique against China, a country that is very much on the other side of the value spectrum. It shows that China's power to compel foreign speech is much stronger than we think, because even these outspoken people/organizations can be silenced.

sitkack 5y ago

> readily attack America’s values and founding principles You lost me with that one. What does one have to do with the other?

throwawaysea 5y ago
I was pointing out the absurdity of celebrities and companies amplifying messages that criticize America, a land with an abundance of freedoms and classic liberal values, when they are unwilling to level any critique against China, a country that is very much on the other side of the value spectrum. It shows that China's power to compel foreign speech is much stronger than we think, because even these outspoken people/organizations can be silenced.