A quick word on China's 1000-second success with the EAST fusion reactor. It's likely that many in the West are aware of China's economic rise to the top. But I suspect that most westerners still think China's remarkable leap is just about making cheap goods that everyone wants. While that certainly is an important underpinning, China's rise as an intellectual- and technologically- advanced country is equally dramatic. There is virtually nothing the West can do that China can't, or soon will be. Those capabilities extend to space exploration (China built it's own space station!), artificial intelligence and virtually every science and engineering field. Currently, more research papers and patents are filed from China BY FAR than any other country in the world. Moreover, as we see with the EAST reactor, there are areas where China is leading.
China's incredible economic leap forward is paired with an equally impressive advance in all forms of technology. China's advance is multi-dimensional and hence, just that much harder if not impossible to impede.
Another quick word, but this time concerning social media like Tik Tok. Much as those of us who hoped for a "Free Internet" and an open market of ideas may wish otherwise, no country in the world can afford to allow truly free social media. Their reach is just too vast and potentially destabilizing. In every country, social media will be controlled by government. This will be done overtly, with new laws and regulations as in the EU. Or it will be done covertly as in the USA, where no social media company boardroom will defy what the government tells them to do. (After all, let's remember that communications, other than private means, is heavily regulated everywhere.)
If you communicate through social media, such as the place where we are now, you are communicating *publicly* and because of its digital form, you can safely assume that every word and image is scrutinized by government.
I recall both sides during the Civil War tapping the telegraph lines to intercept messages and to send misinformation. That was when I was a pre-teen in the 1960s during all the illegal wiretapping being done by FBI. The Warren Commission lies were an unexpected education during that era as well. So, I’ve been under no illusions about privacy and its expectations. That’s why I’m an advocate for Truths as they’re very difficult to deny.
There's a number of issues regarding security of communications. The first concerns communications that you believe to be private. As with your example, unless your private communication is whispered into someone's ear deep in an uninhabited forest, it can be easily intercepted by the government. The so-called privacy protections that citizens have against government intrusion into their communications aren't real. At any time the government can and will listen or watch, and they won't hesitate to call it a "matter of national security" that trumps any rights of the citizen to privacy.
The second issue is social media, which didn't exist until a couple of decades ago. I'm not sure if anyone, even the people who invented it, expected it to become as ubiquitous as it is. The means to communicate instantly with a vast number of people is an extremely powerful thing. *That power will never be shared by the government with individuals or corporations.* Governments will control social media or they will ban it. The control doesn't necessarily have to be overt, as in laws and regulations. But the companies that control social media will, in every case, toe the line that governments demand of them. Observe the latest such submission by Telegram. It began as an outlier, utterly opposed to government intrusion. Now the owner of the company cannot leave France, where he has been charged with numerous criminal offences. The changes to Telegram happened overnight after that.
The bottom line is that information is key. He who controls the flow of information is all-powerful.
American crusades for internet freedom around the world are one of the great deceptions of this historical era.
"Internet freedom"--similar to American freedom in general--is only a propaganda weapon that the USA deploys to rationalize its penetration of the information space and attempted destabilization/regime change of nations on the USA's Enemies List like Russia, China, Iran, etc.
However, the USA will not only deny this agenda but also psychologically project it onto these official enemies by accusing them of "subverting" the virtuous Land of the Free.
This in turn rationalizes the USA's own imposition of social media restrictions, deplatforming, censorship, shadow-banning, and banning regimes.
Yet again, every American accusation is a confession of American crimes.
Washington's Unstoppable Superweapon & How to Begin Defending Against It
That’s what Wiki-Leaks sought to counter. Don’t know if you have ever read what I’ve written about my military background—I served in an EW/SIGINT company that also worked for NSA in the early 1980s. I have no illusions.
If you ever read the Pentagon's Full Spectrum Dominance doctrine, it calls for American domination not only over land, air, sea, and outerspace but also cyberspace and the "electromagnetic spectrum" so as to achieve US "information superiority."
This latter ambition is what America's obsession to takeover Tik-Tok--using the threat of a US ban or propaganda about "Chinese spying" as pretexts--is really about:
American control over all major social media platforms--and the neutralization of all rival platforms--so as to possess the power to manufacture reality itself on a planetary level.
The Ukraine Proxy War, Gaza Genocide, and fraudulent War on Terror--as well as the propaganda narratives pushed by the USA and Free World (sic) about these issues--are just a few examples of this Orwellian power.
Or, as a former Bush Regime official once infamously stated to the reporter Ron Suskind:
"We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality — judiciously, as you will — we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors ... and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do."
That statement wasn't an empty boast.
It represents the totalitarian values of the American "Land of the Free" and its so-called Free World allies.
Yes. I’ve called out that doctrine constantly ever since it was first introduced in 1996, “Joint Vision 2010,” and again in 1999, “Joint Vision 2020,” both of which are expansions of the Wolfowitz Doctrine formulated in 1992. Hudson’s “Super Imperialism” published in 1972 introduced me to the reality of the Outlaw US Empire, its motives and means.
Usually, the Russians indicate which side initiated a call. In this case, this is absent. So it was likely agreed to in advance when the parties talked last.
the fact is, china is no different in wanting to control their social media outlets... so this tit for tat, or we ban tiktok because you've banned fb and twitter is much the same thing as i see it karl... both countries want to be able to snoop on their own people, or be able to do it with these media outlets if they are being used inside their country...
Perhaps somewhat more; the US wants access to the source code. Ditto Huawei; if memory serves even the UK which vetted Huawei's network gear, and cleared it as free of backdoors was compelled to go along with the ban. I see the issue as the US claiming overriding sovereign control, rendering other countries as vassals. So it's not a two way street at all.
Of course there's the greed, they want the revenue streams. Competition is for "free markets", just remember the market is rigged, you know, the big club.
A quick word on China's 1000-second success with the EAST fusion reactor. It's likely that many in the West are aware of China's economic rise to the top. But I suspect that most westerners still think China's remarkable leap is just about making cheap goods that everyone wants. While that certainly is an important underpinning, China's rise as an intellectual- and technologically- advanced country is equally dramatic. There is virtually nothing the West can do that China can't, or soon will be. Those capabilities extend to space exploration (China built it's own space station!), artificial intelligence and virtually every science and engineering field. Currently, more research papers and patents are filed from China BY FAR than any other country in the world. Moreover, as we see with the EAST reactor, there are areas where China is leading.
China's incredible economic leap forward is paired with an equally impressive advance in all forms of technology. China's advance is multi-dimensional and hence, just that much harder if not impossible to impede.
Another quick word, but this time concerning social media like Tik Tok. Much as those of us who hoped for a "Free Internet" and an open market of ideas may wish otherwise, no country in the world can afford to allow truly free social media. Their reach is just too vast and potentially destabilizing. In every country, social media will be controlled by government. This will be done overtly, with new laws and regulations as in the EU. Or it will be done covertly as in the USA, where no social media company boardroom will defy what the government tells them to do. (After all, let's remember that communications, other than private means, is heavily regulated everywhere.)
If you communicate through social media, such as the place where we are now, you are communicating *publicly* and because of its digital form, you can safely assume that every word and image is scrutinized by government.
I recall both sides during the Civil War tapping the telegraph lines to intercept messages and to send misinformation. That was when I was a pre-teen in the 1960s during all the illegal wiretapping being done by FBI. The Warren Commission lies were an unexpected education during that era as well. So, I’ve been under no illusions about privacy and its expectations. That’s why I’m an advocate for Truths as they’re very difficult to deny.
There's a number of issues regarding security of communications. The first concerns communications that you believe to be private. As with your example, unless your private communication is whispered into someone's ear deep in an uninhabited forest, it can be easily intercepted by the government. The so-called privacy protections that citizens have against government intrusion into their communications aren't real. At any time the government can and will listen or watch, and they won't hesitate to call it a "matter of national security" that trumps any rights of the citizen to privacy.
The second issue is social media, which didn't exist until a couple of decades ago. I'm not sure if anyone, even the people who invented it, expected it to become as ubiquitous as it is. The means to communicate instantly with a vast number of people is an extremely powerful thing. *That power will never be shared by the government with individuals or corporations.* Governments will control social media or they will ban it. The control doesn't necessarily have to be overt, as in laws and regulations. But the companies that control social media will, in every case, toe the line that governments demand of them. Observe the latest such submission by Telegram. It began as an outlier, utterly opposed to government intrusion. Now the owner of the company cannot leave France, where he has been charged with numerous criminal offences. The changes to Telegram happened overnight after that.
The bottom line is that information is key. He who controls the flow of information is all-powerful.
American crusades for internet freedom around the world are one of the great deceptions of this historical era.
"Internet freedom"--similar to American freedom in general--is only a propaganda weapon that the USA deploys to rationalize its penetration of the information space and attempted destabilization/regime change of nations on the USA's Enemies List like Russia, China, Iran, etc.
However, the USA will not only deny this agenda but also psychologically project it onto these official enemies by accusing them of "subverting" the virtuous Land of the Free.
This in turn rationalizes the USA's own imposition of social media restrictions, deplatforming, censorship, shadow-banning, and banning regimes.
Yet again, every American accusation is a confession of American crimes.
Washington's Unstoppable Superweapon & How to Begin Defending Against It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=34Q8mOCYYYc#bottom-sheet
That’s what Wiki-Leaks sought to counter. Don’t know if you have ever read what I’ve written about my military background—I served in an EW/SIGINT company that also worked for NSA in the early 1980s. I have no illusions.
If you ever read the Pentagon's Full Spectrum Dominance doctrine, it calls for American domination not only over land, air, sea, and outerspace but also cyberspace and the "electromagnetic spectrum" so as to achieve US "information superiority."
This latter ambition is what America's obsession to takeover Tik-Tok--using the threat of a US ban or propaganda about "Chinese spying" as pretexts--is really about:
American control over all major social media platforms--and the neutralization of all rival platforms--so as to possess the power to manufacture reality itself on a planetary level.
The Ukraine Proxy War, Gaza Genocide, and fraudulent War on Terror--as well as the propaganda narratives pushed by the USA and Free World (sic) about these issues--are just a few examples of this Orwellian power.
Or, as a former Bush Regime official once infamously stated to the reporter Ron Suskind:
"We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality — judiciously, as you will — we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors ... and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do."
That statement wasn't an empty boast.
It represents the totalitarian values of the American "Land of the Free" and its so-called Free World allies.
Yes. I’ve called out that doctrine constantly ever since it was first introduced in 1996, “Joint Vision 2010,” and again in 1999, “Joint Vision 2020,” both of which are expansions of the Wolfowitz Doctrine formulated in 1992. Hudson’s “Super Imperialism” published in 1972 introduced me to the reality of the Outlaw US Empire, its motives and means.
That cartoon really sums up the situation! I love it!
Usually, the Russians indicate which side initiated a call. In this case, this is absent. So it was likely agreed to in advance when the parties talked last.
the fact is, china is no different in wanting to control their social media outlets... so this tit for tat, or we ban tiktok because you've banned fb and twitter is much the same thing as i see it karl... both countries want to be able to snoop on their own people, or be able to do it with these media outlets if they are being used inside their country...
Perhaps somewhat more; the US wants access to the source code. Ditto Huawei; if memory serves even the UK which vetted Huawei's network gear, and cleared it as free of backdoors was compelled to go along with the ban. I see the issue as the US claiming overriding sovereign control, rendering other countries as vassals. So it's not a two way street at all.
the intel agencies want a back door so they can snoop and take away everyone's privacy... that is what this is about from both sides...
You still don't get my point. Huawei was audited in the UK, and results confirmed, NO Backdoor, period.
I think you misunderstood his comment. The CIA wants a backdoor to TikTok. They already have backdoors on Fascistbook and Twitter.
Of course there's the greed, they want the revenue streams. Competition is for "free markets", just remember the market is rigged, you know, the big club.
Yep.
okay.. thanks! i know it is a witch hunt on anything chinese or russian and canada was directly involved in the witch hunt on huawei...
Yep.