India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps

Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by dmix on Monday June 29, 2020 @03:47PM (#23681766)

That isn't a natural dichotomy, it's silly to break down problems into that sort of black and white ("you're either for us or against us!" sort of nonsense). There are always multiple choices.

The real question is whether reacting with similar intolerance leaves you better off - or has any meaningful influence on the bad actors in question.

Diplomacy is full of these tradeoffs.

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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by joshuamorton on Monday June 29, 2020 @04:33PM (#23682539)

But it is you cannot be tolerant of all things. You can't simultaneously be tolerant of cats and of people who wish to ban cats. Those two things cannot simultaneously be accepted.

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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by identity0 on Monday June 29, 2020 @09:49PM (#23685660)

Yes you can. I tolerate cats but I also tolerate cat haters. If people wanted to ban cats, I can disagree with them, but I wouldn’t be opposed to tolerating them, hearing their opinions, and giving them a forum to talk. Tolerance does not mean endorsement or acceptance.

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Re:India bans TikTok, WeChat, and dozens of other Chinese apps by joshuamorton on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @04:16PM (#23706026)

So you would tolerate someone rounding up and shooting cats?

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