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845 points the-anarchist | 2 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.53s | source

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hd4 ◴[21 Jun 25 07:46 UTC] No.44335550[source]▶

it's now a case of choosing between who you least care about spying on you - think I'll choose a Chinese phone next time, at least they're not currently engaged in genociding children

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danparsonson ◴[21 Jun 25 10:09 UTC] No.44336239[source]▶

>>44335550 #

They're currently engaged in doing all kinds of awful things that we know about, and no doubt lots of even worse things that we don't. Try looking up Xinjiang, Tibet, or the Falun Gong for a taste.

There are no innocent world superpowers.

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1. Dah00n ◴[21 Jun 25 10:58 UTC] No.44336485[source]▶

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No, but China has a better track record than the US.

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2. danparsonson ◴[21 Jun 25 14:25 UTC] No.44337850[source]▶

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I disagree; I think all we can really say about China in this regard is that they have more control over the press.

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