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    7 months ago

    If 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.

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        7 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?

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            Also, to get that clarity I was seeking. Do you:

            1. Recommend people vote for Democrats (sounds like no).
            2. Recommend people vote for Republicans.
            3. Recommend people vote for third-parties or not vote at all.

            These are the only 3 possibilities. Which are you?

            For example, 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.

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            7 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.

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                7 months ago

                Earlier you said:

                i’m permanently anti democrat party

                and I read that as “I will never vote democrat”. I see now that’s not what you said.

                I too would love to see us do better than the two deeply flawed parties we have now. I wish we had a better voting system that allowed better parties.

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        7 months ago

        i’m permanently anti democrat party.

        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?”

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      7 months ago

      You know TikTok is global right?

      But yeah Biden is just over here casually giving Trump better chances.

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        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.