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Thank you. I'm surprised by the tone of some of the comments here. The linked article's framing of the story is outright flamebait.

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There's a very strong anticommunist view in this tech community, combined with libertarianism and neoliberal economic views. If you add nationalism to the mix, it's fuel on the fire.

I don't want to live in an authoritarian society but foaming at the mouth about the CCP is really silly.

> anticommunist

Since when is China even a communist country anywhere but on paper ?

The USA is currently in shambles and all this China bashing is a witch hunt to distract from the problems at home.

> The USA is currently in shambles and all this China bashing is a witch hunt to distract from the problems at home.

Eh, you're half right. The US is in shambles, but ideological competition from China isn't a distraction. The Chinese government is consciously opposed to many values that Westerners care quite deeply about: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-lea.... The issue is that, unlike with Soviet Communism, the West may not be able to rise to the occasion this time.

As if everyone talking here were from the US. The US currently being in shambles doesn't justify any of China's human rights violations, imperialistic policies or genocides.

In addition, there's a very strong Anti-China view in this community. But the red scare was just an appetizer. The main serving is the anti-communism that has infected the subconscious of Americans who only hear and listen to the media that serves this insanely good propaganda.

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