TikTok says it’s not the algorithm, teens are just pro-Palestine — The company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion::In a blog post, the company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion.

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          I have skin in the game, because if America aids in a genocide, I as an American am partially responsible. I’m okay with being arrested, or even a second coup attempt by trump, if it means preventing a genocide.

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      Ah yes the choice between democracy (fascism lite) and fascism.

      It’d be nice if Americans finally overthrew their system or just voted for other parties/independents.

      Also not everyone here is from the US btw.

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        Democracy is demonstrably far less oppressive than fascism.

        If you are actually anti-opression, the choice for Democracy is a no-brainer.

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          Good thing our democracy in the US is exceedingly healthy and citizens vote directly and not through sellout politicians. Oh wait

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            It’s just not a Democracy, unfortunately.

            Bad faith actors weaponizes this against the concept of Democracy itself.

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          My point is that the incumbent party and the opposition are both anti democracy and authoritarian compared to the rest of the world.

          Look at the police brutality against peaceful activists in the capitol last night and tell me if that was China that wouldn’t be used by the American media to tell Americans how authoritarian China is.

          This is happening under the democrats, the alleged protectors of democracy. Last time I checked freedom of speech was a democratic ideal in America and the right to protest was a human right.

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            You’re running in nonsensical circles my dude. First you say “Democracy” is “fascism-lite”, now you’re saying that to be “anti-Democracy” is “authoritarian”.

            Did you slip up and accidentally reveal to the wrong community that you’re anti-Democracy, or did you poorly communicate your original intent and write out the wrong statement?

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              The ultimatum posed to me was democracy vs god emperor, in this context it is clearly putting democrats as the democratic option and republicans as the theocratic authoritarian option.

              Me saying in response:

              democracy (fascism lite) vs fascism

              Is not me saying democracy is fascism, its me saying the two options both look like fascism from outside the US.

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                Ahhh that makes a lot of sense now.

                I want to make my position on this part clear:** there’s no defending the DNC for supporting a genocidal apartheid state.**

                But like it or not, the DNC is demonstrably far better on LGBT rights, women’s rights, minority rights, and voting rights in the US. They could look similar to you, but with the DNC there is actually a path forward to be better.

                And also like it or not, Trump will do nothing good for Palestine. Trump fucking hates brown people, he hates Muslims, the situation will get worse for everyone in the middle east and for women and minorities in the US. And long-term, if you all think America is racist and imperialist now, when cristo-fascists take over and really turn America into a white Christian empire that launches a religious crusade against the rest of the world, y’all will realize how good you had it when it was just the neolibs being greedy for money.