[trimethylpurine]

But we're not. The mantra of the West has always been that government must stfu and let the people talk. Government is charged with protecting that right for the people.

China is a government, so, just like our government, it must stfu.

This is a pretty straightforward protection of the people from government that's very much in line with American ideals.

[trimethylpurine]

I'm seeing downvoters here. Do you guys mean that people shouldn't have a right to free speech? Or you believe that if we give foreign governments the right to free speech, that they won't use it to silence you? I can think of at least one example that did.

China.

[riehwvfbk]

It's like this: imagine your neighbor is a raging alcoholic, and you say - he can get drunk and beat his wife, so I should too. And anyone who says this is bad can clearly see that he was the first one to do it.

[trimethylpurine]

I think it's more like, "we've been telling him not to get drunk and beat his wife. Now he's coming to our house and beating ours."

China is using TikTok to suppress free speech, so I don't see how your analogy relates here.

[riehwvfbk]

Ummm... we only exactly copied the censorship that China practices? How this flies over people's heads is beyond me.

[trimethylpurine]

Because we exactly didn't. Look what's flying over your head.

China: censors free speech in China then makes a US speech platform and censors American speech on the new platform. Blocks US platforms in China because they refuse to censor speech for the CCP.

US: blocks China from owning speech platforms because the US doesn't allow censorship and doesn't trust China to stop censoring speech on the platform.

Literally the opposite thing. How you've managed to conflate two completely opposite things is very interesting.

Are you a habitual TikTok user? Or do you work for the CCP?

I'm openly suspicious that you might be getting paid to conflate these very obviously opposite things.