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A comment on Cold-war-style suspicion of Chinese-American and Chinese academics. Parent comment

Re:Cold-war-style suspicion of Chinese-American and Chinese ... by luckydata on Sunday June 30, 2019 @09:51PM (#20321861)
It descends logically from my position: if we are at war with China, Chinese nationals are the enemy.

Not every war is fought with guns, not all the time. We are in a period that's equivalent to an asymmetric version of the Cold War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

Would you refute that the United States has been at war for decades with the Soviet Union?

You seem to have an issue with my ideas, not with my language. I welcome the debate about those ideas, but it doesn't seem appropriate to throw the weight of your status as moderator to win an argument against ideas you don't like. Isn't that exactly the opposite of what the spirit of HN is?

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Re:Cold-war-style suspicion of Chinese-American and Chinese ... by 18pfsmt on Sunday June 30, 2019 @11:30PM (#20322252)
Dang is trying to cool your jets.

I think America is an idea where most countries are based on genetics and history. I get where you are on this, but it should be realized illiberal people will take advantage of liberal people. It's a price worth paying if you stick with it to the end.

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