Some helpful heuristics in @balajis.eth's recent piece:

- Democrats have adopted Chinese tactics under the guise of preserving democracy

- The Right gives Russia a pass; The Left gives China a pass

- Democrats see themselves through the lens of the global American empire, the Right through the idea of a Republic.

White pill takeaway: a decentralized internet is the unifying enemy for both Democrats and Communists

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I live in CA -- Newsom is the guy that Hollywood would cast in the role of a sleazy US president in an action movie. But, I think it's looking increasingly probable that he will run, and that he might even waltz into a nomination. Trump would struggle against Newsom.

White pill takeaway: a decentralized internet is the unifying enemy for both Democrats and Communists

https://balajis.com/p/only-newsom-can-go-to-china?r=64c98&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web