| > We're being inconsistent with our criticism, unwilling to apply it as a universal standard A cursory search on HN will give you countless counter-examples. Can you give me an example of the inconsistency? Are you suggesting there should be no posts criticizing China? or every such a post should have a banner claiming "Be gentle. Don't criticize too much. Look into the mirror"? how about HN visitors not from the US? > We're talking about others (Chinese) needing to rebel, blaming this on brainwashing, without adknowledging our own inability and unwillingness to act, without being willing to label this brainwashing You know what is brainwashing? "China’s most popular app is a propaganda tool teaching Xi Jinping Thought" [0] > Our "blindspot" of admitting our own state the abuse of information fundamentally carves out, via the course of international law and sovereignty, the justification for other countries to do the exact same First off, the US is not the leader of surveillance. Other countries don't need US's approval to implement their own surveillance. What a smack of arrogance. Are you sure you don't believe in American supremacy? Secondly, I'm not aware of any "international law" that justifies surveillance because "the US does it". > In essence: fixing this kind of thing starts at home in the United States. Sunday morning HN comment anguish over the Uighurs of China is navel gazing. This reminds me of the the argument against space exploration: "Fix issues on Earth first before thinking of Mars". You know how absurd it is. [0] https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/2186037/chinas... |