In what way do the Houthis qualify as “Isis” that the Saudis do not?

Imagine joining the US military.

Essentially?

The US has been high on its own propaganda for decades. In the meantime, any real power has been corroded by historic corruption and ineptitude. The Trump admin is the zenith of US culture and policy. Things will begin to improve around the world, while domestically we are in for some dark days indeed.

How did you feel about that “open letter” to the guardian recently, about human rights abuses in Iran?

One hundo. The worst candidates are the ones with the funds to spam ads everywhere.

OK but what about the profits? Isn’t that the only important thing?

Go out to the bar!

Evil empire.

I mean he’s destroying US influence abroad, including some of the most critical military bases. That’s a net positive :)

There’s latency in the supply chain.

I’m from a navy base hospital!

How can you say this about industry, but not something already publicly owned, like police, fire departments or military? And yes, yes, I know how well some of those are run, BUT, would they be better under private control? Hell no. In fact, I’m pretty sure they’d be better without the corrupting influence private wealth has on our political system.

These reactions just seem a little overwrought to me. I’m sure everyone commenting watches plenty of YouTube, but the mere mention of a Chinese platform brings dire warnings and energetic condemnations. Like maybe it does suck, but most people here wouldn’t really know! That’s my point-- that it’s crazy to have such strong opinions about something that you have no experience with.

So… what? You’re against this becoming more accessible outside of China?

OK?

I’m missing your point. I started interacting with Chinese people on XHS.

I just dislike the traditional framing of things like “unfair” in contexts like this. It’s always been used by dominant powers to destroy any domestic capacity. In this example, if China had never put up any barriers to foreign tech, they would have none of their own at all by now.

What is an unfair advantage?

People in this thread having a normal one, predictably. Like even if (or especially if) you genuinely believe that China is the evil monster you were raised to believe, wouldn’t you be at least a little bit curious to get a window into their online culture? Don’t you want an opportunity for more interaction between Chinese and US/Western netizens?