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JFC everyone is so worried about China, stop the propaganda and division within our own country first. Fox news, InfoWars.. etc, its tearing apart our country a
by angryasian 4y ago
JFC everyone is so worried about China, stop the propaganda and division within our own country first. Fox news, InfoWars.. etc, its tearing apart our country and has nothing to do with China, and everything to do with how our own social media and companies use propaganda to destabilize the US.
- gmd63 4y agoCalling out blatant disregard for law from a foreign company can unite people with clashing views domestically, and isn't prohibiting doing what you suggest.
- angryasian 4y agoThey aren't doing anything against the law. The information they collect is what any mobile app can collect.
- walrus01 4y agoOne of the social and education problems is that the vast majority of people will click "yes/i agree/I consent/etc" on just about any app that does anything they think is fun or cool without thinking about the full ramifications.
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- walrus01 4y agoI would hope that we have the capability to worry about and address both of these very important things simultaneously. I concur that Fox News, Infowars, Newsmax and similar are a threat to democracy and civil society as well.
- angryasian 4y agoThe biggest threat to this country are white nationalists as stated by the FBI not tiktok. this is all a side show to say look over there -> look at the bad guys.
- walrus01 4y agoI have seen that and it is indeed very worrisome. I hope that sufficient resources are allocated to domestic counterterrorism and domestic counter-intelligence. People think Al Qaeda, ISIS etc are a huge threat, and yes they're very concerning... But you know who's even better and motivated at killing Americans? Other Americans. This has been a known thing since long before Timothy McVeigh, a Ryder truck and Oklahoma City in the mid 1990s. It has not been adequately addressed in domestic law enforcement.
- danenania 4y agoThe tricky thing is that labelling speech/media one disagrees with as a threat to democracy is in itself a threat to democracy. While I agree with you about those specific outlets, I also have no doubt that any powers introduced to restrict them would eventually be turned against the liberal-leaning media as well.
- andrewflnr 4y ago> labelling speech/media one disagrees with as a threat to democracy is in itself a threat to democracy Doesn't mean it's incorrect, though. Doing something is tricky, for sure, but doing nothing is fatal.
- danenania 4y agoThere have always been and always will be misinformed and poorly educated people who believe all kinds of ridiculous things with no factual basis. A healthy democracy doesn't deal with these people by declaring their opinions illegal. Once you have the state deciding and enforcing what is and isn't true, any hope for a liberal democracy is gone.
- timbit42 4y agoMaybe worrying about China and Russia will mean we reduce their ability to sway how people vote.