Maybe I Was Wrong About TikTok?
What if young people are just finding a way to connect with their peers?
Based on a video where a young women didn't know exactly why she was protesting, it struck me that I might have been wrong about the nature of recent Gaza protests. TikTok may be a way of spreading the desire to protest, but the need for community and connection among young people may be a reason as well.
My original TikTok video is here:
The original tweet from Colin Rugg is here:
https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1783167266882019690
The original Wall Street Journal article is here.
Watch Laowhy86, he’s an American who married a Chinese woman, speaks fluent mandarin and lived in China for over a decade. Basically TikTok is owned by the Chinese and all the data they get goes straight to the Chinese communist party. That is why you should want TikTok closed down. And the fact that TikTok tries to influence American opinion, kind of like voice of America, only working for the communists instead of for us.
This is a very interesting hypothesis and a very good explanation of the rapid spread of protests on college campuses all across the country. This might just give protesters a sense of community and a common purpose.