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by goodbyesf 1039 days ago
> That's an entirely different issue tho, a private company regulating its own product has nothing to do with a gov trying to restrict internet access to its citizens.

That's my point. A private company regulating its own product is fine as long as it is private and independent. My point is that all 'private' companies appear to be following the same script which isn't something we'd expect from private independent companies. What's strange is that someone flipped a switch and all private companies, both political parties and government itself started behaving in the same manner. It's not just online censorship, it's the broad cultural campaign of chaos all under the banner of 'minority, lgbt and women's rights' mostly. Did every company in every industry from motorcycles to hollywood to news all magically decide to speak with one voice. Or is it that they were all directed to.

In china, it's obvious who is in charge. The communist party. They give orders, everyone follows. Who is giving orders to the our private companies, political parties and government?
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eigenket 1039 days ago
This comment feels a little conspiracy theory-ish.

If a sufficiently big block of customers likes the idea of 'minority, lgbt and women's rights as you put it, they you're gonna see a bunch of companies trying to present themselves in a way that if favorable to that block.

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goodbyesf 1039 days ago
> This comment feels a little conspiracy theory-ish.

Is conspiracy theory-ish code for true or obvious? Strange how 'conspiracy theory' ad hominems became popular recently.

> If a sufficiently big block of customers likes the idea of 'minority, lgbt and women's rights as you put it, they you're gonna see a bunch of companies trying to present themselves in a way that if favorable to that block.

Playing dumb I see. The country is majority christian and white. Using your logic, all commercials should be christian themed and advocate for whites.

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johnnyanmac 1038 days ago
>The country is majority christian and white.

the country, yes. The world demographic of people who use your product, no.

>all commercials should be christian themed and advocate for whites.

and many commercials aimed at an older audiience, e.g. cable TV, do focus on this. Are we also playing dumb on the generational gap in technology, demographics using online media, and their ideaology?

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goodbyesf 1038 days ago
> the country, yes. The world demographic of people who use your product, no.

But the ads are target to the people in the country. Besides, the world at large is far more anti-lgbt, anti-women's rights and anti-woke than the bizarro world USA we've turned ourselves into. Are you seriously suggesting these companies are peddling pro-lgbt and women's rights propaganda advertisements to win over muslims, africans, indians, chinese, south americans, etc?

Crazy how when you refuse to accept reality, how you have to form insane contradictions after contradictions...

> and many commercials aimed at an older audiience, e.g. cable TV, do focus on this.

No they do not. That's the point.

> Are we also playing dumb on the generational gap in technology, demographics using online media, and their ideaology?

Who is talking about online media. Besides, even after insane brainwashing the younger generation isn't as 'woke' as you think they are. Sure, there are differences between generations, but people are ultimately people. But this has nothing to do with what we are talking about does it?

How dumb does one have to be to think that the american companies are creating lgbt ads for american audiences to win over saudis?

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eigenket 1038 days ago
I'm not American, nor do I live in America, so my understanding of US culture is far from perfect, but from what I've seen it does appear that the vast majority of products, commercials and content in the US are aimed at white Christians. Pretty much everything I know from the USA is built around the primacy of white Christians.

You guys literally say "one nation under god", in the pledge of allegiance you say in schools and at the start of congressional sessions (according to wikipeida) and your money says "in god we trust" on it.

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hooverd 1039 days ago
That's the marketplace of ideas, baby.
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