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Re:The New U.S.-China Rivalry: A Technology Race by ausjke on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @08:24PM (#16541521)
no need to over-react, unlike in china, here we do have free speech so just get used to it, and the comment is actually neutral to all countries, as it stated.
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Re:The New U.S.-China Rivalry: A Technology Race by qiqing on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @11:04PM (#16542197)
I grew up in the US. I'm accustomed to free speech, thanks. Not sure why you're offended by the thought experiment.

A thought experiment where you swap one variable and see how it sounds reversed is a very useful tool for detecting cognitive bias. Cognitive bias is a major source of racism. Racism is something I experienced growing up here, and one of my chief worries when reading articles like this.

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