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Here are some counterarguments against TikTok, and responses:

Here are some counterarguments against TikTok, and responses:

1. But what about all the objectionable content on TikTok?

#But what about all the objectionable content on TikTok?

:Response: this is a valid concern, as TikTok tries to interest adults and while attracting a large young audience.  But the [[internet]] itself is not any different, or any better than TikTok.  Neither are [[public school]] libraries, about which there has been outrage. Transferring private ownership of TikTok to a [[Biden]] supporter is not going to make it better.

#:Response: this is a valid concern, as TikTok tries to interest adults and while attracting a large young audience.  But the [[internet]] itself is not any different, or any better than TikTok.  Neither are [[public school]] libraries, about which there has been outrage. Transferring private ownership of TikTok to a [[Biden]] supporter is not going to make it better.

:Politicians are notorious for their disingenuous [[concern troll]]ing to smear their opponents. The very U.S. representatives who consciously and openly approve reckless spending plans (that ostensibly carry the effect of leaving future generations deeper in debt), and who place greater priority on appeasing Ukraine than addressing domestic issues, lashed out against against TikTok in the name of "concern for our children," and the Democratic side which employed the argument is infamous for supporting the murder of unborn children.

#:Politicians are notorious for their disingenuous [[concern troll]]ing to smear their opponents. The very U.S. representatives who consciously and openly approve reckless spending plans (that ostensibly carry the effect of leaving future generations deeper in debt), and who place greater priority on appeasing Ukraine than addressing domestic issues, lashed out against against TikTok in the name of "concern for our children," and the Democratic side which employed the argument is infamous for supporting the murder of unborn children.

2. But what about the immense amount of time wasted by students on TikTok?

# But what about the immense amount of time wasted by students on TikTok?

:Response: this too is a valid concern, but those hours (at least for boys) would otherwise be spent playing violent [[video games]].  So far, barely, if any, evidence implicates heinous crimes as attributable to TikTok [[addiction]], while many such crimes have been traced to [[video game]] [[addiction]].

#:Response: this too is a valid concern, but those hours (at least for boys) would otherwise be spent playing violent [[video games]].  So far, barely, if any, evidence implicates heinous crimes as attributable to TikTok [[addiction]], while many such crimes have been traced to [[video game]] [[addiction]].

3. But what about the ownership of TikTok by [[communist]] [[China]]?

# But what about the ownership of TikTok by [[communist]] [[China]]?

:Response: not desirable, but communist China essentially owns and controls [[Apple]] and where is the outcry over that?  Apple gathers far more personal information about [[American]]s than TikTok does.  TikTok requests consent first before linking to information on one's phone, and it is difficult to see what China could ever do with some phone numbers and TikTok accounts of random Americans.  The biggest objector to TikTok is its [[liberal]] competitor [[Facebook]], which censored [[Trump]].  Transferring ownership of TikTok to a [[globalist]] [[private equity]] fund that has offices in the [[U.S.]] and in China would help no one except Facebook.

#:Response: not desirable, but communist China essentially owns and controls [[Apple]] and where is the outcry over that?  Apple gathers far more personal information about [[American]]s than TikTok does.  TikTok requests consent first before linking to information on one's phone, and it is difficult to see what China could ever do with some phone numbers and TikTok accounts of random Americans.  The biggest objector to TikTok is its [[liberal]] competitor [[Facebook]], which censored [[Trump]].  Transferring ownership of TikTok to a [[globalist]] [[private equity]] fund that has offices in the [[U.S.]] and in China would help no one except Facebook.

:Furthermore, not all campaigns rooted in professed "anti-Communism" hold equal standing. The Palmer Raids a century ago was a manifestation of [https://fee.org/articles/the-palmer-raids-america-s-forgotten-reign-of-terror/ progressive statism] against Communism, and were opposed by most conservative Republicans for their flagrant violation of civil liberties.

#:Furthermore, not all campaigns rooted in professed "anti-Communism" hold equal standing. The Palmer Raids a century ago was a manifestation of [https://fee.org/articles/the-palmer-raids-america-s-forgotten-reign-of-terror/ progressive statism] against Communism, and were opposed by most conservative Republicans for their flagrant violation of civil liberties.

#:Response: the responsibility for the protection of children ultimately rests on parents, not the federal government. If parents allow their children to be indoctrinated by pornography, homosexuality, pro-abortion propaganda, neo-Marxism, Nazism, etc., then no amount of government action can truly alleviate the problem at its root.

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