I’m guessing Tom Cotton thinks, “they all look alike.”
Cotton looks like pretty much every other Republican senator to me, except maybe a little younger. All these R WASPs are the same to me.
I never realized how similar wasps were to each other. Though I actually love the ones that fly with their own wings and wouldn’t mind being able to call an exterminator for the ones who have to use planes
“so, are you Chinese or Japanese?”
“Are you telling me Russians and Indians are also Asians?”
That is disturbing.
as much as i hat how tiktok runs their platform, as well as the CCP and how they run the country, that senator is an asshole trying to make it about him being chinese and all of the discourse attached to that topic.
He’s not chinese. Singapore and China are separate countries.
yes exactly, that’s the point
I know. You made it sound as if what was wrong was trying to make it about his nationality and not the fact that the guy isn’t even from China.
I think the poster meant ethnically since the CEO is only a few generations removed from China.
I think the poster meant ethnically since the CEO is only a few generations removed from China.
Tom Cotton is only a few generations from his Confederate soldier ancestor, a couple more from his slave owning ancestor. source
Bold move, Cotton
Let’s see how it plays out…
While it’s a stupid question which he wouldn’t have asked a white guy, it’s not wholly illegitimate. Shou Zi Chew has major business ties to Mainland China, which is not a secret.
Direct link to video clip of the exchange: https://x.com/NBCNews/status/1752761046593401197
What the actual fuck. Was he trying to get him to go all CCP on him and denounce the massacre at Tiananmen Square? What a fucking racist piece of shit.
yea, he expected him not to be willing to discuss Tienanmen Square, since no one in china would want to discuss the genocide.
Of course, considering hes not Chinese, he had not problem.
Someone should repost this to a cringe sub
Holy shit that hurts to watch. Glad to see bald-faced McCarthyism in government again. I look forward to my imprisonment for either being a Jewish communist or because I’m in an interracial marriage. /s
Woah buddy, pick a lane. Save some self-righteousness for the rest of us. /s
Sorry. You have the sharing stick now. Remember, today’s theme is “defeated sarcasm.”
Should’ve gotten Cotton Hill. He’d be an asshole but at least he’d get the nationality right.
He’s Laotian aren’t you mister Khan?
Ah Cotton, my old friend. Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold… in space!
Khaaaaaaaaaaan!
As a Singaporean myself, I’m not sure what the gotcha here is? Just because you’re Singaporean doesn’t mean you won’t have connections with the CCP. There’s a case that happened recently where a Singaporean spied on the US for China.
It doesn’t help that Singaporean Chinese have been the target of psyops from China. It’s not an uncommon train of thought from China that all ethnic Chinese regardless of their nationality owe their loyalty to China.
Even if he was. Who cares? Why would it matter
Pretty sure they’re trying to make “we need more control over the internet” into a national security issue, similar to during the cold war. So basically tie him in with a party people in the US really dislike.
Pretty sure they’re trying to make “we need more control over the internet” into a national security issue
This is exactly it. Section 230 already has limitations, if a site fails to act when notified they lose the protections. However, the government have completely failed in their responsibility to actually enforce it. Instead, we get the classic “think of the children!!” bullshit while they try and rip away key parts of how the internet functions.
The GOP is worried that their attacks on Taylor Swift is driving away younger voters, so they’re going to pivot to a TikTok ban
It wouldn’t. Just like how the Senator’s next question about Tiananmen Square and follow up false statement about “hundreds of thousands” of people dying there also has nothing to do with it.
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