To expand on that, why are IT managers so clueless about IT?

The economy is doing great everyone. /s

Socialist enterprise and markets can be competitive, in fact more competitive than a capitalist system. China is actually super innovative now, having caught up technologically with the west in part by leveraging the same import substitution policies and general disregard for other countries' capitalist's "intellectual property" which drove industrialization in the western nations.

The two big differences between socialism with Chinese characteristics and western neoliberalism are the fact that SWCC places at its core collective ownership of the means of production and state investment in developing said means of production. Whereas the west privatizes everything and only invests state funds in the further enrichment of the few who own said privatized means of production.

Lenin.

Germany is doing this all very consciously, while knowing clearly what the outcome is.

In fact Germany claims one of its official reasons for existence is the defence of the Israeli state and its supposed right to exist. It's considered anti-semitic and anti-German to criticize this position or to even express sympathy for the colonized peoples of Palestine. Allegiance to this official position may be required for naturalized citizens moving forward.

Meanwhile actual anti-semitism (violence against Jews, vandalization of Jewish property and symbols) goes on uncommented.

Can't make a profit if you give all the margin to your CEO

Ah yes, the ever so trustworthy US State Department and intelligence services scribe the Washington Post. They're definitely not throwing a smokescreen.

"We've investigated ourselves of any wrongdoing, and while we can't credibly deny that we suggested blowing up the pipeline and really wanted the pipeline blown up, we definitely didn't touch the actual explosives!"

It's all pretend. The US government already controls TikTok. The targeting of TikTok only serves to further entrench the anti-China narrative pushed by the ruling class to manufacture consent for war.

Almost 80% of Nigeriens support the new government. The previous leader was a western backed comprador. But sure, just shut down the reasonable part of the discussion by running in a circle and yelling "Russia!"

Imperialist debt traps march onwards. Can't pay for the old debt trap? Here's a new one, to help pay for the old one.

Once you're a billionaire you've won capitalism and the rules don't apply to you.

Nearly ten months after the fact, so the invented narrative has sunk into "common knowledge" and this correction is no longer of interest.