Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: TikTok Will Shut Down Rather Than Sell to U.S. Investors If Ban Not Overturned in Courts Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:18:57 +0200 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <3f2958a4-03e7-ef3a-efa3-9bdfc038905d@example.net> References: <6486294a-c1a5-2e5e-61d8-9636e7d1b70e@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2811109"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:24796 On Mon, 29 Apr 2024, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:24:42 +0200, D wrote: > >> China is very far from free-market capitalism. The basis of >> their current position is IP theft, spies, plagiarism as well as the >> state backing their companies. > > The same accusations can be made against the USA. > Yes, but not as credibly. The weakness is that this is what aboutism and does not affect what I said about china. If you think that china is the paragon of human rights, and the US is satan, that is fine. Needless to say I completely agree and consider US more ethical than china. I will leave this thread now, and welcome continued discussion in some kind of political group.