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Gotta love that good old American "Free Trade"... as long as it benefits them.
by nivenkos 3y ago
Gotta love that good old American "Free Trade"... as long as it benefits them.
- atlasunshrugged 3y agoEvery country limits trade, in general, but especially to countries that are aggressively working against their interest and trying to become a peer competitor when it comes to technology.
- paganel 3y agoHow does China “aggressively work” against the US? And what’s wrong with becoming a “peer competitor” when it comes to technology? Wasn’t that the essence of a free market?
- tough 3y agoJust replace technology with militar capcity, and at the end of the day, the projection of global power. It's not really about tech, but about what such tech enables. Look at AI / LLMs, think how adversaries having those and you not having them might affect any future disinformation wars, etc
- MSFT_Edging 3y agoFree trade == good when it undercuts local industries and forces dependency on foreign industry. Free trade == bad whenever we're getting beat at our own game.
- Alupis 3y agoIt's only free trade so long as all parties play by the same rulebook.