[turquoisevar]

I see variations of this argument pop up in this debate, which always confuses me.

I’d expect the takeaway to be “That’s bad, so we shouldn’t do it” instead of “Hold my beer and let me show you how we can follow their example.”

I always thought that the point was to not be like authoritarian countries.

[j2kun]

> follow their example

Nothing about this is following their example. It's saying, "if you do the bad thing we won't let you operate here."

[brigadier132]

> I always thought that the point was to not be like authoritarian countries.

No, the point is to not give authoritarian countries a free pass.

This is like saying we shouldn't put people in jail for murder because it's effectively kidnapping and that would make us like them.

[asadotzler]

Ever study game theory? Apparently not.