George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society

Re:George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society by mc32 on Friday January 26, 2018 @10:54AM (#16240077)

I find it interesting that in past years there was a call for self determination of the people. But that was turned around and now attacked by the same people who now favor globalism and want to impose their globalist view on countries. Not sure how successful they will be imposing this view on China and a growing India though.

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Re:George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society by oculusthrift on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:07PM (#16240805)

i mean self determination was never really followed. see: vietnam, korea, iran, cuba.. and dozens of other wars or coups to overthrow self determined governments.

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Re:George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society by Paradigma11 on Sunday January 28, 2018 @05:02PM (#16253853)

I dont see how your argument applies to vietnam or korea. Please elaborate.

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Re:George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society by mc32 on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:28PM (#16240987)

All of the ones you did mention did follow self determination. Otherwise it's saying the US didn't follow self determination, because we had to fight the British. Or the USSR didn't follow self determination because the actively had to counter the US and the west.

No, i think all those mentioned did follow self determination, ultimately.

But now the people who championed it no longer denounce imperialism but instead promote a new imperialism, globalization.

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Re:George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society by oculusthrift on Friday January 26, 2018 @02:21PM (#16242076)

i mean the us never really supported self determination when it was at odds with self interest

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