Blizzard Cancels Overwatch Event
We need to impose an 80% repatriation tax on any profits earned in China in order to offset the damages done to our domestic freedom of speech.<p>China should not be able to control society outside of its own walls, yet they have blatantly influenced the behavior of our biggest mass media companies for years.<p>To be fair, they've done an outstanding job of it. They fund a huge number of film productions. They've bought out our cinema chains and gaming companies. All the while we never once see China portrayed as an enemy.<p>Games are not permitted to promote LGBT acceptance. Films sometimes bend backwards to include China as a strong and moral ally. These aren't just one-sided impacts of the Great Firewall - China is directly altering the media we create domestically. They're changing the world narrative to enhance their reputation and take power from their enemies. They'll happily fund films that are critical of American history (and even if that's justified, it's terribly one-sided).<p>And now what was once simply a chilling effect on what types of media could be created has now manifested as proactive enforcement of China's will. How long will it be before China can force westerners it disagrees with out of their jobs? We never imagined something like Blizzard's treatment of Blitzchung would be possible, yet now we're beginning to see how deep China's political tentacles reach.<p>We have to stop this.<p>Tax companies doing business in China.<p>Disincentivize this blatant attack on of our freedom of speech. Don't let China change our cultural zeitgeist.<p>Tax any and all domestic profits coming from China. Heavily.