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A cursory search shows that the US is protectionist too: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/22/huawei-well-re-enter-us-market-if-welcomed--mobile-world-congress.html h
by gonvaled 10y ago
A cursory search shows that the US is protectionist too: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/22/huawei-well-re-enter-us-market-if-welcomed--mobile-world-congress.html http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/22/huawei-well-re-enter-us-marke...
- linkregister 10y agoA cursory search will also find gun deaths in the UK and Australia. I guess Somalia and Yemen don't have a problem at all! I'm using this extreme example to demonstrate that the degree of protectionism employed by the US (and your example isn't even definitive) pales in comparison to that employed by China. I'm not saying I agree with this article.
- gonvaled 10y agoDon't forget Snowden's laws, in particular the Zero, First and Second laws: Zero) Any US company might be in bed with government. First) Any US company might be forced to deny involvement with the US government. Second) Any US company can be tried in secret courts. So, basically all US companies are potentially government branches. This is not tongue-in-cheek.
- linkregister 10y agoCan you share the links to news sources describing companies or company officers being tried in secret courts?
- gonvaled 10y agoIf I am right, we are talking about FISA / FISC [1]. This was widely reported during the Snowden scandal, but I do not have the links. Anyway, this is secret stuff, so by definition you won't find a lot of information out there. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intellig...
- GauntletWizard 10y agoThe classic standby; I don't have proof of the conspiracy, that's how far it goes!
- gonvaled 10y agoWe got some hints.
- hx87 10y agoAnd since the end of the Cold War, it has always appeared alongside a healthy dose of whataboutism.
- oldmanjay 10y agoAre you forgetting the the secret courts have been proven to exist? I try to be charitable but your comment is either trolling or borne of sheer ignorance.
- tedunangst 10y agoThe existence of the "secret courts" was never a secret.
- gonvaled 10y agoWhat they do is secret
- hx87 10y ago> So, basically all companies are potentially branches of their respective governments. FTFY