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kersplomp ,

Some random Chinese company: does something jenky

Blogger: "The entire country of China is doing this jenky thing!"

kersplomp ,

It's behind a paywall

kersplomp , (edited )

They just added a fee so that AWS can't copy it without paying. What's the big deal.

kersplomp ,

A few of these are not red flags though... Yellow at best

kersplomp ,

More details from the article:

  • In the 1920s, many Mexicans were fired from their jobs due to intense anti-immigrant racism and the great depression.
  • Private and city local agents would show up at some people's door with train tickets in hand, and say "pack your bags and get on this train."
    • Hence the air quotes around "deported".
  • At first, most American Mexicans left "voluntarily":
    • They wanted to escape racism and find work.
    • The Mexican government promised them free land, as well, further pushing many to leave.
  • Many of the American citizens that left were the children of non-citizens, whose parents made them leave.
  • It wasn't until later the federal government got involved, and comparatively fewer (90k, still a lot) were deported forcibly.

Interestingly, this is a common trend when we look at anti-immigrant action. The federal government is rarely the actor that does most of the damage. Most of the action comes from extremely racist MAGA-type populists going around burning property and attacking people en masse. See also the Chinese Exclusion Act.

kersplomp ,

Regarding the cognitive dissonance required to A) value decentralization of power, and also B) support the CCP: 🤦

It's simple: People who gain from misinformation create platforms that empower bots and sockpuppets.

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