Advised by whom? Who are you? > legal liability and the ethical stain of CCP You just sound like a garden variety propagandist. There is over half a trillion worth of trade between the US and China. Even with the "trade…
A stronger element of the power structure is silencing another. It's simple as that. Look at the relentless pro-censorship brigading on most social media. Lots of money, power and influence is being applied here. If…
What a surprise... I've said this before and naturally downvoted by the suddenly zuckerburg loving anti-free speech crowd, but we really need to investigate the "cartel-like" collusion amongst in the tech industry.…
You claimed to be an absolutist though. And yes, you can be a free speech absolutist. Take a class in philosophy and educate yourself. There are plenty of free speech absolutists who believe any speech, including direct…
> I'm a free speech absolutist No you are not. Why lie? A free speech absolutist means that you believe any speech is acceptable. You comments clearly show you believe in limits to speech. > but violent speech,…
> What does population have to do with self determination? Because the entire chinese population ( mainland china and taiwan ) claim taiwan is part of china. Taiwan is called ROC( the Republic of China ) for a reason.…
> As an EFF member I think they made the right call here. They didn't. They chickened out. The ACLU was more vocal in its opposition to censorship. That should show how cowardly the EFF is being right now. You falsely…
> I've lived in Taiwan for a short period of time. Are you the guy that keeps spamming blogs about "TSMC, chips and how taiwan is so important to the US" to HN? > Furthermore, the Taiwanese people deserve the right to…
> Here's an observation: people who've survived longer than most are quick to smile. I like checking out stories about them, because I know I'll see an energizing photo of an upbeat person. There is the other side.…
> Wikipedia is incredible. It's good for surface level stuff. The apolitical superficial knowledge is where wikipedia excels. > I find it frustrating when friends say it's unreliable/not to be trusted. In terms of depth…
Censoring a president is far greater a threat to the republic than some silly protest. People like you exploiting a silly pathetic protest to justify censorship is the threat to the republic. I'd rather have the…
> An yet in 20 years, no one has presented any proof of actual election fraud. And yet the media, academics, politicians, etc all bring up over and over. I wonder why? > However there are tons and tons of evidence that…
> That's a mistatement of what many of us are saying. Actually I described you to the tee. > I certainly am not advocating that social media companies should have even more control over our lives So you are against…
> Tone it down a bit. What was wrong with my tone? > You should inform yourself. I did and I am. "Wolfpacks are established according to a strict hierarchy, with a dominant male at the top and his mate not far behind."…
> And YT deletes content mentioning election fraud, and twitter permanent bans the president, all under the historically totalitarian guise of "safety" Also, really puts a dent into the anti-free speech argument that…
Youtube, Google, Apple, FB, Twitter, etc... I've said it before and I'll say it again, we need to look into collusion/cartel behavior of these tech companies. I'm sure I'll be downvoted like before by the suddenly "tech…
> I'm rather tired of the "both sides" rhetoric. That's what Republicans and Trump supporters say too. You are tired of it because it's true. > One candidate refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power. Neither…
> As a person of logic and reason and based on multiple sources of information that I consider reputable Name it. What sources? Every major news source has been complaining about "election theft" for 4 years and warning…
> a man who is a known fraud, morally bankrupt in business and personal life, and who has shown himself to be incompetent in office. Are you talking about donald trump or joe biden? > People who voted for Donald Trump…
> Goes to show that the notion of "nation" has fuzzy borders. Or that these aren't nations but empires pretending to be nations.
> Wild wolves are social but not particularly hierarchichal. This is simply a lie. All wolf packs are strictly hierarchical. Meaning there is no wolf pack without a hierarchy. > A typical wolf pack is formed of a couple…
> China's per capita emissions increased by 55% while those of the West have declined. Well that's because china was late to industrialization ( by 150 years ) has come from a low emission base. And even if ignore the…
> Coal is cheaper than solar in the same way that a house with no down payment is free. Except that rich europeans got the "house with no down payment" for centuries, but now expect poor africans to put down a down…
> Science is built on consensus No it's not. It's built on hypothesis and experiments (empiricism). Just because the nazi party banned "jewish" physics doesn't mean that "jewish" science wasn't science. You think…
> To cooperate on batteries and cars... Oh you mean it isn't about an acquisition like the title sneakily implied? > The title would be more helpful if it included that information Do you really expect any better from…
Advised by whom? Who are you? > legal liability and the ethical stain of CCP You just sound like a garden variety propagandist. There is over half a trillion worth of trade between the US and China. Even with the "trade…
A stronger element of the power structure is silencing another. It's simple as that. Look at the relentless pro-censorship brigading on most social media. Lots of money, power and influence is being applied here. If…
What a surprise... I've said this before and naturally downvoted by the suddenly zuckerburg loving anti-free speech crowd, but we really need to investigate the "cartel-like" collusion amongst in the tech industry.…
You claimed to be an absolutist though. And yes, you can be a free speech absolutist. Take a class in philosophy and educate yourself. There are plenty of free speech absolutists who believe any speech, including direct…
> I'm a free speech absolutist No you are not. Why lie? A free speech absolutist means that you believe any speech is acceptable. You comments clearly show you believe in limits to speech. > but violent speech,…
> What does population have to do with self determination? Because the entire chinese population ( mainland china and taiwan ) claim taiwan is part of china. Taiwan is called ROC( the Republic of China ) for a reason.…
> As an EFF member I think they made the right call here. They didn't. They chickened out. The ACLU was more vocal in its opposition to censorship. That should show how cowardly the EFF is being right now. You falsely…
> I've lived in Taiwan for a short period of time. Are you the guy that keeps spamming blogs about "TSMC, chips and how taiwan is so important to the US" to HN? > Furthermore, the Taiwanese people deserve the right to…
> Here's an observation: people who've survived longer than most are quick to smile. I like checking out stories about them, because I know I'll see an energizing photo of an upbeat person. There is the other side.…
> Wikipedia is incredible. It's good for surface level stuff. The apolitical superficial knowledge is where wikipedia excels. > I find it frustrating when friends say it's unreliable/not to be trusted. In terms of depth…
Censoring a president is far greater a threat to the republic than some silly protest. People like you exploiting a silly pathetic protest to justify censorship is the threat to the republic. I'd rather have the…
> An yet in 20 years, no one has presented any proof of actual election fraud. And yet the media, academics, politicians, etc all bring up over and over. I wonder why? > However there are tons and tons of evidence that…
> That's a mistatement of what many of us are saying. Actually I described you to the tee. > I certainly am not advocating that social media companies should have even more control over our lives So you are against…
> Tone it down a bit. What was wrong with my tone? > You should inform yourself. I did and I am. "Wolfpacks are established according to a strict hierarchy, with a dominant male at the top and his mate not far behind."…
> And YT deletes content mentioning election fraud, and twitter permanent bans the president, all under the historically totalitarian guise of "safety" Also, really puts a dent into the anti-free speech argument that…
Youtube, Google, Apple, FB, Twitter, etc... I've said it before and I'll say it again, we need to look into collusion/cartel behavior of these tech companies. I'm sure I'll be downvoted like before by the suddenly "tech…
> I'm rather tired of the "both sides" rhetoric. That's what Republicans and Trump supporters say too. You are tired of it because it's true. > One candidate refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power. Neither…
> As a person of logic and reason and based on multiple sources of information that I consider reputable Name it. What sources? Every major news source has been complaining about "election theft" for 4 years and warning…
> a man who is a known fraud, morally bankrupt in business and personal life, and who has shown himself to be incompetent in office. Are you talking about donald trump or joe biden? > People who voted for Donald Trump…
> Goes to show that the notion of "nation" has fuzzy borders. Or that these aren't nations but empires pretending to be nations.
> Wild wolves are social but not particularly hierarchichal. This is simply a lie. All wolf packs are strictly hierarchical. Meaning there is no wolf pack without a hierarchy. > A typical wolf pack is formed of a couple…
> China's per capita emissions increased by 55% while those of the West have declined. Well that's because china was late to industrialization ( by 150 years ) has come from a low emission base. And even if ignore the…
> Coal is cheaper than solar in the same way that a house with no down payment is free. Except that rich europeans got the "house with no down payment" for centuries, but now expect poor africans to put down a down…
> Science is built on consensus No it's not. It's built on hypothesis and experiments (empiricism). Just because the nazi party banned "jewish" physics doesn't mean that "jewish" science wasn't science. You think…
> To cooperate on batteries and cars... Oh you mean it isn't about an acquisition like the title sneakily implied? > The title would be more helpful if it included that information Do you really expect any better from…