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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by matthewmacleod on Friday August 07, 2020 @05:27AM (#24080038)
This is the sort of mindset you should grow out of around the age of 13.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by 38140585 on Friday August 07, 2020 @05:34AM (#24080091)
Yes and no.

You shouldn't punish someone because they have done something bad, you should rehabilitate them. But you should do something.

Doing nothing might be worse than doing the worst of the previously mentioned options.

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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by boringg on Friday August 07, 2020 @08:15AM (#24081031)
Agreed. Can't let people walk all over you otherwise it's an enabling behavior.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by ptx on Friday August 07, 2020 @05:33AM (#24080084)
Or around 2000 years ago. The new testament, I gather, deprecated "eye for an eye" in favor of "turn the other cheek".
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by sukilot on Friday August 07, 2020 @09:50AM (#24081762)
That guy was crucified.
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