Jim_Just_Jim @ Jim_Just_Jim @lemmy.world

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Please provide citations for your arguments.

Israel could just quit holding a terrorist organization accountable for killing 1300 innocent people? That's your solution? Where do you live?

"The time when countries use air drops, and these maritime piers, is usually if not always, in situations when you want to deliver humanitarian aid into enemy territory,"

That should have spelled it out enough for those that don't understand. Gaza is considered enemy territory as a direct result of Hamas actions. So the US is trying to help the innocent in a hostile environment.

I wouldn't call this "classic moral panic". I would characterize it as our nations leaders demanding that Tiktok revisit their data collection practices in the interest of protecting US citizens.

Yeah there are lots of reasons. Tiktok has been proven to be harvesting browsing habits, biometrics (facial ID and fingerprints), voice identification, key logging, and more.

You are giving your face, fingerprints, and voice to a state sponsored entity in the age of deep fakes and broad sweeping intelligence operations.

If you're pro China, then this is a good thing. If you care about identity theft, deep fakes, or your credentials being sold on the dark web, then tiktok is a Very Bad Thing.

There's a lot more to this than "LeTs HaTe ChINa!"

Do your research. The bipartisan effort to ban a state owned app has merit. I wish that our leaders would be more educated on other efforts of foreign nations to amass US user data.

Frankly, I hope that this leads us to look inward at how our own US incorporated entities amass and exploit our data. I recognize the trend toward improving that line of effort but feel like it can only go so far.

I guess since our congressmen invest a significant sum of money in big tech, while simultaneously receiving millions in lobbyist dollars, they'll probably continue to ignore a lot of the problems at home.

It seems that the American people vote with payouts in mind, and our elected officials do the same. Unfortunate.

You made me chuckle. Thanks!

Yeah that's it.

"Rich person doesn't understand how to save money!"

Haha what a joker. Everyone knows you don't go to the ER for lightheadedness. You gotta self medicate, use WebMD, and ride that wave until you can get seen by your grandmama, your buddy who's a volunteer 1st responder, your friend's wife who's a nurse, or, if push comes to shove, the N.P. at the CVS Minute Clinic.

You never go full E.R. Gotta clip those coupons.

(Tongue in cheek.)

If it were exclusively the "Republican way" then this issue could have been resolved at several inflection points throughout US history.

It's not a problem exclusive to any political party. It's a problem because people like money. That's the end of it. Politicians invest in corporations. Lobbyists provide kickbacks to politicians. Politicians bias their legislation to ensure maximum personal profit.

To isolate this issue to any particular political party or orientation is to perpetuate it.

Blame all of them. And vote accordingly.

Haven't played it yet! How does it feel?!