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[–] psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

This is the real reason for the ban.

"National security" just translates to "public opinion of the war(s)"

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The second someone starts showing American war crimes they are a security risk. But Americans somehow still believe in free speech.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mitt Romney might just be the only member of the GOP with at least a single honest bone in his body.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So that's who the democrats will run in 2028

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well we'll have an actual primary if there's an election so if he gets through a democratic primary, that's on democrat voters. I also don't think he wants to run.

[–] Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

very funny to see the results of the last few dem primaries and still think that voters choose who the candidate will be

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Voters not seeing that they're getting played is its own problem. DNC can push whoever, up to voters to decide whether to follow or push back.

The RNC tried to push Jeb or Rubio in 2016, Republicans put in Trump instead.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, its just nice when they're honest about it.

US republicans will be like: "8 men should own this country and everyone else can die in the gutter". US democrats will be like: "We need to reframe the conversation about the lived experiences of so many of our constituents, and reach solutions that include these realities [policies not different from those above]".

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Democrats are evil fucks too. But not evil enough that I’m going to give Mitt Romney any credit.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

They're evil enough. If complete support for yet another genocide isn't "evil enough" I wonder what might do it.

[–] CentauriBeau@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What happened to us (Americans)? We used to look down on Soviet propaganda and book burning; congratulating ourselves on our free speech. Now we’re burning books and outlawing news sources that don’t abide by the official propaganda. It’s sickening.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Lol, classic American. Sees Americans doing bad things in America in a way that America has always done: "what are we, a bunch of Russians!"

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The US has always had propaganda and book burning, it's just really good at projection. Hell, even D&D was attacked for being "satanic."

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes because nobody is talking about the Palestine/Israel situation on any other social media platforms. /s

The more likely reason is that it's a social media company that the government currently has zero control over. Being owned by a (Taiwanese?) company the US can't ask them to track data and the CIA/FBI can't fill it with propaganda or whatever else they want.

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes because nobody is talking about the Palestine/Israel situation on any other social media platforms. /s

But are they?

I know they are on Fediverse sites, but is it really being discussed on Twitter and Facebook?

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reddit, twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, tiktok and now Lemmy. I can't think of a single social media site I've used in the last year that didn't have people talking about Palestine in one way or another.

It's why I doubt the claim that the US government is specifically trying to ban tiktok because of the Palestine/Israel situation. They wanted TikTok gone before the October 7th 2023 attack.

I believe it's more likely a nation security issue being owned by a Chinese company than anything to do with Palestine whatsoever.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

This just shows that you haven't been paying attention. Pro-palestine content is moderated off those platforms as "anti-semitic". Raise your hand below if reddit has banned you for being anti-zionist.