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Re:Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, includi... by maxmcd on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @12:56PM (#23553680)
Defending something as "NOT a Chinese company" or not a Chinese citizen (as if those would allow certain assumptions about the actions of individuals) is still xenophobic framing. People are people and are capable of independent thought and actions.

We can be upset at power structures and at their effects. Taking that further to make assumptions about groups of people is racist.

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Re:Zoom to bring end-to-end encryption to all users, includi... by g-b-r on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @05:36PM (#23557063)
"Chinese" are not a race, and assuming that groups of people are somewhat more likely to be subject to some power structure, is not racism or xenophobia.

You'll get a Liu Xiaobo once in a while, but much more often you'll have people that, while easily wonderful as people per se, are disgracefully forced, or have been convinced to, do some things that they shouldn't do.

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