Tik Tok is good now!

WuWei · 2024-03-15T22:23:02.689Z

Oryx:

conan:

as Purp mention…there are several companies that can buy it? Why single out republican/conservatives?

As far as I know only one person/group has publicly expressed interest, and that’s Mnuchin et al. What you should be saying is that it’s wrong for the government to force a private company to sell, and it’s especially corrupt if they force a sale and then a former high-ranking government official buys it at great personal profit.

That shark tank said he’d buy it.

WuWei · 2024-03-15T22:23:14.739Z

Wrong.

SixFoot · 2024-03-15T23:50:24.389Z

“First they bought Twitter, but I said nothing because I was on TikTok…”

conan · 2024-03-16T01:05:49.331Z

Oryx:

As far as I know only one person/group has publicly expressed interest, and that’s Mnuchin et al. What you should be saying is that it’s wrong for the government to force a private company to sell, and it’s especially corrupt if they force a sale and then a former high-ranking government official buys it at great personal profit.

I believe I let my opinion known to you when I liked your post and commented Conan is that you? when you mention about government banning it.

As far as I"m concern…American people know what China is doing but don’t care…just like most of em know what our government is doing and don’t care.

Guilds · 2024-03-16T01:49:05.951Z

conan:

Now libs are scared that republicans/conservatives might buy it

Guilds · 2024-03-16T02:00:37.160Z

conan:

Why single out republican/conservatives?

Is there a group of liberal billionaires doing what Mnuchin is doing?

JayJay · 2024-03-16T02:11:29.640Z

Cratic3947:

SpacemanSpiff:

Trump flip flops on TikTok ban, pulling rug from under Republican allies

If you were worried Tik Tok would be banned, then don’t. Trump likes it now!

Because it puts govt in charge of who can run a social media site. That’s a very bad thing. Did you want it so no one can point out when the govt is wrong?

No it’s because Trump’s biggest donor is a huge investor in ByteDance.

WuWei · 2024-03-16T13:04:55.056Z

Who’s that?

Nemesis · 2024-03-16T13:16:29.588Z

WuWei:

Who’s that?

ABC News

Trump's TikTok ban reversal comes after meeting megadonor who has stake in...

Trump reversed his position on potentially banning TikTok ahead of an expected House vote this week on legislation that could lead to it being blocked in the U.S

Nemesis · 2024-03-16T13:18:24.766Z

No one is being indoctrinated on Tik Tok. There is a plethora of left wing, right wing and all sorts of looney wing content creators.

WuWei · 2024-03-16T13:34:14.688Z

Cool. Never heard of him, but sounds like my kind of guy.

“I’ve supported libertarian and free market principles my entire adult life,” Yass told the Journal then. “TikTok is about free speech and innovation, the epitome of libertarian and free market ideals. The idea of banning TikTok is an anathema to everything I believe.”

damn right

WuWei · 2024-03-16T13:35:29.321Z

Sounds like “Hey Trump! If you want my donation, you better support libertarian and free market ideals!”

johnrandolph · 2024-03-16T13:55:54.291Z

“Assurances about the limits of the TikTok bill are brought to you by the same politicians who assured you about the limits of the Patriot Act and FISA 702.” Justin Amash on X(twitter)

JayJay · 2024-03-16T14:06:33.098Z

WuWei:

Cool. Never heard of him, but sounds like my kind of guy.

“I’ve supported libertarian and free market principles my entire adult life,” Yass told the Journal then. “TikTok is about free speech and innovation, the epitome of libertarian and free market ideals. The idea of banning TikTok is an anathema to everything I believe.”

Yeah, but pointing out Trump’s flip flop on TikTok is, as always, about the $$, not principle.

Although Yass will make out either way. If ByteDance is forced to sell, I am sure he will make a killing on that as well.

WuWei · 2024-03-16T14:10:07.610Z

JayJay:

Yeah, but pointing out Trump’s flip flop on TikTok is, as always, about the $$, not principle.

Assuming intent. It could be that Trump saw the liberalism light when it was pointed out to him.

Right is right.

JayJay · 2024-03-16T14:13:22.722Z

WuWei:

JayJay:

Yeah, but pointing out Trump’s flip flop on TikTok is, as always, about the $$, not principle.

Assuming intent. It could be that Trump saw the liberalism light when it was pointed out to him.

Right is right.

Thanks for the humor in the morning!

WuWei · 2024-03-16T14:50:56.076Z

You may be the smartest guy on this forum, you’re still assuming intent with your bias glasses on.

Oryx · 2024-03-16T16:25:13.711Z

JayJay:

Yeah, but pointing out Trump’s flip flop on TikTok is, as always, about the $$, not principle.

ABC News

Eric Trump: 'My father sees one color, green'

Eric Trump is dismissing accusations his father is a racist.

conan · 2024-03-16T18:06:00.598Z

johnrandolph:

“Assurances about the limits of the TikTok bill are brought to you by the same politicians who assured you about the limits of the Patriot Act and FISA 702.” Justin Amash on X(twitter)

How long have you been here…seems like I remember you being one of very few that defended me about dangers of Patriot act.

johnrandolph · 2024-03-16T19:27:33.120Z

I came here just after the Darth wars when the mod crews found simple support for Ron Paul sufficient grounds for banning. All because of a few snowballs in New Hampshire.
Yep, that would be me.
Never supported the misnamed patriot act because it gave government powers it was incapable of self restraint in application. Just because your “good guys” have them and won’t abuse them, what happens when the opposition “bad guys” wield them?