(is our government going to start blocking access to websites too?).
I can’t imagine why they wouldn’t. The movie industry is already lobbying for it
Comment on Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to Biden, who has already committed to signing it
Buttons@programming.dev 6 months agoIf China really is using TikTok for psyops, then they will refused to sell, flood TikTok with anti-government sentiment for its remaining days, and then direct people to just use the TikTok website hosted in China (is our government going to start blocking access to websites too?).
One silver line here is “the youths” will learn, in an unusually clear way, that the government effects their lives and can screw up their lives.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 months ago
You know TikTok is global right?
But yeah Biden is just over here casually giving Trump better chances.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
If ByteDance doesn’t divest of TikTok 9 months, then it will be blocked from being distributed from App Stores. Nothing will be blocked before the election, so it’s not really something which will affect the typical voter who isn’t following the news, causing them to change their vote.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s major news. We’re not that dumb.
eldavi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Buttons@programming.dev 6 months ago
I can understand your frustration. I currently feel that way towards a certain political party, but I have to keep an open mind because things change.
For example, I don’t doubt what you said Democrats was true in past decades, but today I believe the Democrats are more friendly towards LGBT rights than Republicans are. It appears things have changed on those specific issues.
Maybe we wont agree, but let’s at lets at least find clarity: Do you believe Republicans or Democrats are currently more friendly towards LGBT people?
eldavi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Buttons@programming.dev 6 months ago
Also, to get that clarity I was seeking. Do you:
If you believe that Republicans are better for LGBT issues, then I want to hear you say it: “I think Republicans are better on LGBT issues”. I have my own opinion on this which I will keep to myself, I really just want you to be clear about your view and then let everyone judge for themselves what they think is right.
Buttons@programming.dev 6 months ago
All fair criticisms of Democrats in my opinion.
The only thing I have a problem with is your “never vote Democrat” rule. You do you, but I believe voting in a way that will most help LGBT people, and most help women’s reproductive rights, etc–I believe that if you want to cast votes that most support those causes, it will sometimes require voting for a Democrat.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
thats a person issue not a democrat issue.
to be fair the people who bitch about “both sidesing” generally have a point, centrists fucking suck dude.
Centrists will pull some shit like “well maybe, we shouldn’t ban gay marriage, but we should still restrict their rights, it’s only fair right?”
eldavi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
istg politics fucks up everything it touches.
We can’t have anything nice and this is why.
reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 months ago
eldavi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
sure, now that it’s politically popular; nevermind that they did nothing to make that a reality.