Things that made you laugh today (Political Version)

[Blazar]

Yeah, controlling 200+ kids? I can barely control my one! This is definitely not going to go well. I can already see how it unfolds.
a child gets coronavirus, school shuts down for a week for cleaning, school reopens another kid gets coronavirus, shuts down again. It’ll be never ending cycle until they just shut down schools for the unforeseeable future.

This right here. This is why my district offered in person and virtual, and I opted for virtual for both of my kids. It's a 6 weeks commitment at a time, so if things straighten up, I can have them back in physical school within 6 weeks. And this is supposed to be structured virtual courses that actually engage them and keep them learning the entire day, as opposed to the 1 assignment per class per week that they were doing last Spring.

Considering I did my Associate's degree 100% on-line and never stepped foot on the campus I graduated from, I'm okay with this and fully intend to help my kiddos. Yes, kids need socialization but mine are 11 and 14 and they're doing fine without big hangouts.

[FlayedAngel]

Cool specious (and racist) meme, bro... so much for not wanting a government nanny state, I guess.

We live in a digital age, it's no more cause for concern than a lot of other platforms that we use daily -- it seems more likely that he wanted it banned because of a lot of this.

Her point is valid. I mean, whachu gon do?

[Tgo01]

Cool specious (and racist) meme

How in the world is that racist?

[Parkbandit]

How in the world is that racist?

Because she is white and he doesn't agree with it.

[~Rocktar~]

Cool specious (and racist) meme, bro... so much for not wanting a government nanny state, I guess.

We live in a digital age, it's no more cause for concern than a lot of other platforms that we use daily -- it seems more likely that he wanted it banned because of a lot of this.

YAY, typical Leftist crap to call something racist when there is no mention of race. And controlling our borders IS a fundamental function of a valid government. Both physically and electronically.

As to the "no more concern" BS, with direct ties to the Chinese government, if direct ties to them is no big deal, why did Britain ban Huawei 5g equipment? How many other apps have clear and direct ties and evidence that they are being used for spying by a foreign government?

If you want to continue watching underage teens twerking and worse you are now going to have to go somewhere else.

[FlayedAngel]

How in the world is that racist?

YAY, typical Leftist crap to call something racist when there is no mention of race. And controlling our borders IS a fundamental function of a valid government. Both physically and electronically.

"Communist government that unleashes a plague on the world" is a stupid way to skew that, how it's racist should be plenty fucking obvious.

As to the "no more concern" BS, with direct ties to the Chinese government, if direct ties to them is no big deal, why did Britain ban Huawei 5g equipment? How many other apps have clear and direct ties and evidence that they are being used for spying by a foreign government?

If you want to continue watching underage teens twerking and worse you are now going to have to go somewhere else.

That was clearly for political reasons. And my point was that your data is being mined by a number of different popular platforms, such is absolutely not limited to China or TikTok.

I don't give a shit about TikTok and don't use it, but it's hugely hypocritical to rail about "free speech" and not staunchly oppose something like this; to be fair, I don't know your personal position on free speech (I haven't read that far back), but it's a constant talking point of the right -- and in this case, something I actually agree with.

[~Rocktar~]

"Communist government that unleashes a plague on the world" is a stupid way to skew that, how it's racist should be plenty fucking obvious.

Chinese is not a race, it's a nationality made up of many races and over a hundred cultural minorities. Calling this racist is a Leftist dogwhistle used as a distraction.

That was clearly for political reasons. And my point was that your data is being mined a number of different popular platforms, such is absolutely not limited to China or TikTok.

I don't give a shit about TikTok and don't use it, but it's hugely hypocritical to rail about "free speech" and not staunchly oppose something like this; to be fair, I don't know your personal position on free speech (I haven't read that far back), but it's a constant talking point of the right -- and in this case, something I actually agree with.

Your concept of Free Speech is quite skewed.

The workings of privacy rights (which you can't sign away with a waiver BTW) along with software rights and information security are not covered under Free Speech. No amount of free speech covers violating the laws surrounding national security, personal privacy, spying and criminal activity.

[FlayedAngel]

Chinese is not a race, it's a nationality made up of many races and over a hundred cultural minorities. Calling this racist is a Leftist dogwhistle used as a distraction.

"Race" refers to a variety of social categories and characteristics; it's racist because it erodes those distinctions in the interest of negative stereotyping, rather than supporting them in the interest of cultural nuance. The framework used there is propaganda intended to bolster and support that mentality, foist accountability, and vilify another group of people.

So, yeah... tell that to all the racists out there harassing and assaulting people because they've been led to assume that anyone they encounter who looks Asian is a Chinese communist out to destroy their country.

Your concept of Free Speech is quite skewed.

The workings of privacy rights (which you can't sign away with a waiver BTW) along with software rights and information security are not covered under Free Speech. No amount of free speech covers violating the laws surrounding national security, personal privacy, spying and criminal activity.

My concept of free speech -- as a general principle -- is fine. Your point is not invalid (in fairness to you), but it's implying direct correlation to national security exclusively without accounting for the broader picture concerning misapplication for political purposes.

[FlayedAngel]

In the interest of amicability, however, I want to clarify that I'm not explicitly calling you racist in the above -- I'm explaining why the meme pushes a potentially racist agenda, and how it might be perceived (conscious or subconsciously) as such. That is a critical assessment of the meme, not you as a person, and what you choose to do with that information is up to you.

[Tgo01]

"Communist government that unleashes a plague on the world" is a stupid way to skew that, how it's racist should be plenty fucking obvious.

Can't possibly imagine why I say the word "racist" has been rendered meaningless.