• turkishdelight@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Americans are so racist that they can’t accept the fact that non-American companies can be successful.

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          8 months ago

          Its worth adding, TikTok in China (it’s called something else, I’m blanking) is entirely controlled on the state and there is absolutely no way that it would be permitted to host any political discussion or advocate mass action not approved by the state. Their “Hey call your congressman” stunt was the most idiotic PR move ever, because they demonstrated that this company is willing and able to leverage the userbase in the US in ways that would never be permitted in “West Taiwan”.

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        8 months ago

        So we’re no different? Is that your argument? If so we’re saying the same thing. This paves the way for more bans in the future.

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          8 months ago

          Damn straight they should. No foreign entity should own any American land. Same goes for Canada too, with the obvious problem being their housing crisis caused by foreign real estate investment.