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Slurs have nothing to do with logic, they have to do with how the term was used historically. As a matter of logic, almost all slurs are harmless. But when a certain phraseology has a pejorative and demeaning connotation, then civilized people don't use the term. Logic or not.I fixed it. It is fine for the Red Chinese but not Chinese Americans. Still, the most harmless of all pejoratives.pejorative. I mean who would be offended by be8ng called an Irishman, Germanman, Americanman, Swedish man, or Dutchman?
I know, it's all in how received by those directed towards. At least I didn't call him oriental like a rug.
Are there any journalists writing right now about how what Trump and Oracle are doing with TikTok is absolutely illegal? We now know why Oracle is willing to take this risk — they’re all in on lucrative AI deals with the Trump White House. But is the entire media just willing to let them get away with blatantly violating the law on a daily basis?
Yeah, that’s what prompted my post. In addition to being illegal, the corruption here is unbelievable. If Trump was fulfilling his constitutional duty to enforce federal law, Oracle would be on the brink of bankruptcy by now. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING REPORTED?????Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok
“… Under the deal now being negotiated by the White House, TikTok's China-based owner ByteDance would retain a minority stake in the company, but the app's algorithm, data collection and software updates will be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foundation of TikTok's web infrastructure.
That would effectively mean American investors would own a majority stake in TikTok, but the terms of the deal could change and are still being hammered out.
"The goal is for Oracle to effectively monitor and provide oversight with what is going on with TikTok," said the person directly involved in the talks, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the deliberations. "ByteDance wouldn't completely go away, but it would minimize Chinese ownership."
… Other potential investors who are engaged in the talks include Microsoft.
… While estimates vary on how much TikTok's global business is worth, negotiators in the White House have said ByteDance believes it could fetch at least $200 billion, putting it well outside the reach of any of the consortium of investors who have been promoting their bids, according to the source involved in the discussions. …”
The end of the article touches on it. And Oracle hasn’t run up the back breaking fines yet — there must be a point at which they hit the pause button absent enforceable guarantees that they will not be fined …Yeah, that’s what prompted my post. In addition to being illegal, the corruption here is unbelievable. If Trump was fulfilling his constitutional duty to enforce federal law, Oracle would be on the brink of bankruptcy by now. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING REPORTED?????
Yeah I see that. Just seems like sane washing what doesn’t appear to me to be a close legal call. And I remain deeply concerned Trump is using this issue, relating to a ban on something generally popular with the public, to establish his ability to decline to enforce any law he doesn’t like.The end of the article touches on it. And Oracle hasn’t run up the back breaking fines yet — there must be a point at which they hit the pause button absent enforceable guarantees that they will not be fined …