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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by alexmingoia on Thursday August 06, 2020 @11:55PM (#24078056)
No, we don’t. Trade restrictions on China are restrictions on the freedom of Americans.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by perryizgr8 on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:06AM (#24078143)
I understand that this makes sense from a libertarian perspective, but I believe there are certain exceptions to be made when dealing with authoritarian, abusive, and dangerous regimes.

An example would be nuclear material and technology. US places a lot of restrictions on individuals' rights to trade these materials, but I believe it is necessary.

So not all restrictions on individual rights are incorrect, when it comes to trading with foreigners.

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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by StandardFuture on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:04AM (#24078132)
Blocking two companies is not restricting trade with China. It is restricting trade with two companies.

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sigh

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