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I am not in the US and this is popular to me because I'm happy to be able to help people out who are suppressed by their government.

Not everything is a US conspiracy in geopolitics...

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That nation states do things to advance their interests globally is not a conspiracy. Foreign policy 101.

Who is to say that the Western technocratic system of government replacing the current Iranian regime would not also be oppressive? I personally believe it would be vastly more oppressive.

> That nation states do things to advance their interests globally is not a conspiracy. Foreign policy 101.

This level of argumentation is so beyond sense and reason that I'm not even sure which nation you're talking about. Iran is not advancing anything and Signal is not part of the US government.

> Who is to say that the Western technocratic system of government replacing the current Iranian regime would not also be oppressive? I personally believe it would be vastly more oppressive.

Nobody is saying that because you can't but you don't have to if you want to help people out who are opressed under a dictatorship.

Signal is an American company with it's headquarters in California. My point is that the global interests of nation states and their alliances are not only pursued through government channels but also through their influence on domestic private companies.

I agree that my second point was too personal and unproductive.

> Signal is an American company with it's headquarters in California. My point is that the global interests of nation states and their alliances are not only pursued through government channels but also through their influence on domestic private companies.

Please outline those channels which connect Signal to the US government. Otherwise please stop insulting me with this story. Selling basic human rights as some evil US government agenda is ridiculous.

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