normm

StrangeDays said:

normm said:

StrangeDays said:

GeorgeBMac said:

Amazing the power of propaganda to, in short order, and without evidence, label an entire country a dangerous enemy.  While a country that actually attacked us and continues to attack us is labelled as a friend.  And then to watch supposedly intelligent, mature people and organizations jump on the bandwagon. 

Sad and scary.

I've been to China for a few weeks as part of my university studies. There's plenty of evidence to consider China a dangerous enemy, especially to individual freedom and civil rights. Maybe you don't remember Tank Man? China is a single-party authoritative regime and routinely executes or imprisons political dissidents and those it considers enemies. You're seriously high if you're denying this is fact.

The people of China were a different story. But the party-controlled government of China is very dangerous. They are the last people in the world I'd want to give leverage or the keys to communications.

World trade with China has lifted a billion people there out of poverty, made war with them enormously less likely, and made the whole world much more efficient and prosperous.  Contact with capitalism and democracy is contagious.  Yes, take precautions, but don't screw up the world.

And yet reality in China says otherwise -- under the digital surveillance state the people of China have even less power and free exchange of information. The student-led democracy protests of the 1980s could likely not happen again. They have clamped down hard on that. The people of China are oppressed by murderous authoritarians. This is fact, and was my point in response to the naive person who said China is not dangerous. They are quite dangerous to the ideas valued by free civilizations.

StrangeDays said:

GeorgeBMac said:

Amazing the power of propaganda to, in short order, and without evidence, label an entire country a dangerous enemy.  While a country that actually attacked us and continues to attack us is labelled as a friend.  And then to watch supposedly intelligent, mature people and organizations jump on the bandwagon. 

Sad and scary.

I've been to China for a few weeks as part of my university studies. There's plenty of evidence to consider China a dangerous enemy, especially to individual freedom and civil rights. Maybe you don't remember Tank Man? China is a single-party authoritative regime and routinely executes or imprisons political dissidents and those it considers enemies. You're seriously high if you're denying this is fact.

The people of China were a different story. But the party-controlled government of China is very dangerous. They are the last people in the world I'd want to give leverage or the keys to communications.

Apple tends to solder the processor to the board directly, rather than using any sort of holstering system, as a means to prevent processor changes after purchase, as well as potentially saving space by not needing the slotting mechanism.

shompa said:

Since I live in the area: The REAL reason why there is campaign against Apple in SEA is Tim and his politics and values that are not shared in the area. I understand that the US media tries to brainwash the people that Apple looses marketshare because of "boycott" against "maniac Trump". Nope. It is Tim. The wast majority in SEA can't simply support Tims values that are not normal. Apples CEO should NEVER talk politics or form the whole Apple company after his values that are not normal for 190 countries in the world. Tim, like most of his kind, can't accept that other cultures and people do not share his values. (that is why diversity is the opposite since only "the right" values are accepted. "right values" that changes due to time/culture. Kids today will understand this when they are 40.-50 years old and their values are "wrong".