If all cultures are equal in dignity and worth, then cultural influence from China on USA cannot be bad. And vice versa. Yet, somehow people from either place seem to think this is so.

Perhaps all cultures are not equal in dignity and worth, then? If so, then not all humans are either, since all humans come from one culture or another.

On the other hand, if "the market" is left to its own devices, supposedly the best result is what >ahem< results. And yet - there has been no dearth of support for state and government interference in people's free choice of platform and content.

How weird. I distinctly remember lots of criticism against private capitalist providers of services colluding with state and government, both in gatekeeper-functions and in "content moderation" (i.e. censorship).

Perhaps the adherence to alleged universal values, norms, and principles is just skin deep?

Or is it so trite as it seems, that it's all "okay when it's my side doing it"?