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Boohoo, poor corps. Should we sell ourselves out entirely to China to satisfy the corporate profit motive? Personally, I rather Qualcomm goes bankrupt entirely
by internet_user 7y ago
Boohoo, poor corps. Should we sell ourselves out entirely to China to satisfy the corporate profit motive?
Personally, I rather Qualcomm goes bankrupt entirely than see Chinese global hegemony.
- wahern 7y agoAbusing our current structural position in the international monetary system is the surest way to hasten the end of our own hegemony and the beginning of Chinese hegemony--if that ever comes.
- maps 7y agoHuh?? Isn't setting up the structure and abusing the US position what has been happening for the past half century? It actually seems like the recent change has been to let china get away with whatever they want with no struggle and simply accept a nice slow bleed out.
- landryraccoon 7y ago> Chinese global hegemony. Where on earth is this coming from? What does this even mean?
- simonh 7y agoYou do know those companies employ workers, right? And pay taxes, and buy goods and services in the US?
- dang 7y agoPlease don't use HN for nationalistic battle. Would you mind reviewing the site guidelines? They include: "Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html