Even though federation has led to racists and/or NATO defenders showing up, I've also encountered a number if very cool people from other instances posting things like helpful advice on federation stuff, vivid descriptions of getting vored by a pack of anthro-hyenas, interesting insights and opinions on Star Trek lore, etc. I still haven't found much in the way of active hobby communities, but it's pretty cool to see more Star Trek and furry stuff in the timeline, and I feel it makes having to deal with the occasional deranged lib worth it.
Anyways, to all the genuinely cool people who wander into Hexbear threads, I'm very glad you've showed up to bless us with your wonderful posts and I hope you stick around.
This is true. I don't apologize for it (yet?), but I don't intend to deny their humanity and I'm kind of shaken that it's interpreted that way. Which is entirely on me, and I wanted to thank you for the shock because it's a blind spot I don't like to have. I obviously have some thinking to do.
Not capitalizing certain names is my personal choice to show that by their actions they no longer have my respect. For instance I do the same for the billionaires that are constantly in the news, and the ex president who has tried to steal the election.
My reasoning/feeling for applying it to russia is that their state TV shows constantly dehumanize Ukraine. Regardless of history and how the point was reached, russia invaded Ukraine and have stated clearly that they consider the state of Ukraine to simply not exist. Ukrainians have been tortured, raped, and systematically genocided by russia.
Respectfully, I understand that you or many here may not agree with those statements, but I'm not sure how to progress from there
Can I draw from this the implication that you respect
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I don't have a lot of respect for the democratic party really. Which is outright adoration compared to what I think of the republicans!
Not a libertarian either. I dunno, I don't really fit in. Which isn't some dumb "I'm not like the other ~~girls~~ voters" crap, I just don't agree with much...
Lol I can't stay away today it seems. Oh well, I'm a sucker for punishment I guess.
Of course I'm forgetting a bunch of stuff.
Maybe I should just be Monster Raving Loony party instead?
China by Numbers: Improvements to legal system over the past decade
A look at the country's (China's) progress in improving rule of law
Facebook Targets Cambodia's Prime Minister: A Lesson in Securing Information Space
This myth of other countries salivating for opportunities to penetrate and manipulate the US' information space is complete projection. The US itself leverages its big tech companies' de-facto monopoly on much (if not most) of the world's information space, as Facebook and other US-based big tech firms operate globally and are used for what you've basically parroted about TikTok.
US media/social media platforms have always been used for war-like purposes, even domestically within the US. Every election they strong-arm dissenting views that contradict the narratives the capitalist class finds threatening to their legitimacy and the legitimacy of their system of liberal democracy. You don't have to take my word for it, you'll see it yourself as election season heats up again in the US.
If anything, TikTok has offered people (especially marginalized groups) an alternative that isn't as vulnerable to direct US manipulation via the national security state. That's why the US has hysteria over TikTok; because they can't control it the same way that they can other firms like Facebook which are directly integrated into the various three-letter agencies (most notoriously the CIA and FBI, but also the NSA in terms of data collection and storage). Tiktok offers a place where working class people can more effectively dissent against the US' tyranny without being censored, de-platformed or otherwise sabotaged so easily.
Edit: Your policy positions trend positively overall, so that's comforting.