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first they evade the U.S. chip bans, now they ban U.S. phones, how can they be so hypocritical
by ftxbro 3y ago
first they evade the U.S. chip bans, now they ban U.S. phones, how can they be so hypocritical
- arrowsmith 3y ago[flagged]
- InitialLastName 3y agoBoth actions are perfectly reasonably justified by self-interest, and I don't see them saying it's anything else.
- ftxbro 3y ago> Both actions are perfectly reasonably justified by self-interest If that's a justification then isn't every kind of hypocrisy justified by self-interest?
- lenkite 3y agoAll nations look out for their self-interest first and foremost over any concerns of hypocrisy. The US is a prime example.
- InitialLastName 3y agoHypocrisy is characterized (to my mind) by criticism of the actions of others that one undertakes oneself, with a presumed unawareness that the conflict exists. The Chinese government is not acting with any sort of denial; these two actions may hold others to standards that they don't follow, but they don't seem to be avoiding that fact.