Nobody in government leadership and military command is concerned about authoritarianism and civilian surveillance: These are passionate ethics notions that don

Nobody in government leadership and military command is concerned about authoritarianism and civilian surveillance: These are passionate ethics notions that don't have pragmatic importance. What they care about is giving a major de facto enemy nation (who it's also jointly preparing a conventional and nuclear war against) substantial media production capabilities and backdoor staging areas within its own borders. It's tantamount to granting Germany broadcasting control over most domestic US airwaves prior to 1941. Wars may be decided by the beliefs of the citizens who doomscroll TikTok.