By Aaron Sobczak
Congress seems poised to go after TikTok because China’s government allegedly uses it to spy on Americans. Besides dealing with a nonexistent threat, the bill gives the federal government vast new powers to misuse.
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23 sats \ 11 replies \ @TNStacker 3 May
How do we know it is a non-existent threat? When did we start taking China's word?
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21 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 3 May
Given congress's track record with this stuff, when did we start taking their word for anything?
It honestly shouldn't matter what China says. The burden of proof needs to be on congress to demonstrate that something is a serious threat before they ban it. They deserve less than zero benefit of the doubt.
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23 sats \ 9 replies \ @TNStacker 4 May
You want a transparency that will not exist. Many times to demonstrate a threat is to let the enemy know how you know.
You do understand our government will not do that, right? And how would you demonstrate that their government spies. The fact that ours does is enough for me to infer theirs does.
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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 4 May
I'm satisfied with my hit rate not trusting congress's stated motivations and opposing their vaguely justified actions.
What libertarians see in real-time others come to see in hindsight.
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0 sats \ 7 replies \ @TNStacker 4 May
My choice is to trust none of them. Your choice chooses a side, whether you intend to or not. We are gladly not the same.
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 4 May
What side do you think I chose?
It sounds like you've chosen to side with the technology banners in the deep state, while I've just said they should have to prove their case before banning freedom of association.
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @TNStacker 4 May
I didn't mince words.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 4 May
Ok, just remember that there were people saying that this would end up being abused, just like every other security state provision before it.
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