How is that even a point of comparison. Legitimizing such an invasive option by any government should be a red flag.
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Mikufan@ani.social 6 months ago
Better than having Russia or do it…
Makfreeman@lemmy.world 6 months ago
darthelmet@lemmy.world 6 months ago
One of these countries is the largest military superpower the world has ever seen, has invaded or meddled in countless countries around the world for their resources, and has one of if not the most expansive domestic surveillance system… and the other country is Russia.
Russia has it’s own problems, but they’re not the threat that the US is to the world.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
Let’s assume China is already spying on you, how would it be better if the USA is spying on you too?
can@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
marginally
Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 6 months ago
Dont want either to do anything tbh
Mikufan@ani.social 6 months ago
I mean im nither but if i had to pick between covid and tuberculosis id probably pick covid.
Somebody is going to do that anyway.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
And the reality is that you don’t get to choose, you get both.
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 6 months ago
We literally can’t stop either of them, so at this point we gotta support the lesser of two evils.
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
We don’t have to support any of them. That’s a false dichotomy.
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 6 months ago
Doesn’t stop either one of them from doing whatever they want.