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You did whataboutism; JohnJamesRambo brought in the term (as did camgunz). > I don't really care about what happens in china. I'm just sick of "our" media distracting from what really affects me with nonsense about china. HN runs plenty of articles about tech companies knowing way too much about us. It runs plenty of articles about government surveillance in the US (and the rest of the West). We talk about those thin…
> You did whataboutism; JohnJamesRambo brought in the term (as did camgunz). No I didn't. If I did, I would be excusing china's behavior. But I'm not. What I am saying is that china isn't rewriting the rules, I'm saying the US and EU are rewriting the rules of the internet. Maybe china can rewrite the rules within their "intra"net, but that isn't affecting me or anyone else around the world. EU's vote tomorrow, https…
The article is almost totally about China and the rules of the internet. The only way you can say "the bit about China is just propaganda" is to say that the whole article is just propaganda. I suspect that you actually believe that, but I think you're wrong.
China wants to totally change the rules of the internet. The EU is also wanting to change the rules, in a less total but more immediate way. We can and should talk about both those things, rather than saying that China is "just propaganda to distract us".
By all means, talk about the EU. Really. But China is also a danger, and we need to also talk about that danger.