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I really doubt the US government would let a Chinese monopoly take the place of Amazon. Tensions are only rising with China right now.

• logicchains 6y ago
  Even if it banned the company from America, it couldn't stop it spreading overseas. Like TikTok, which is already eating Facebook and Instagram's lunch.
  • almost_usual 6y ago
    What you’re arguing is “monopolies are OK because China does it”. If we’re arguing about power grabs then what happens if China gets more powerful because they have an authoritarian government? Does that mean the US needs needs to be authoritarian now too? No thanks.
    • logicchains 6y ago
      It's not about okay or not okay, it's just pointing out that breaking up Amazon could actually result in worse outcomes for America.
      • almost_usual 6y ago
        We’ll be deeper into a Cold War at that point where our allies will need to make decisions about who they’re siding with.
    • roosterdawn 6y ago
      > Does that mean the US needs needs to be authoritarian now too? No thanks. I think that the concern you touched upon is essentially the lose-lose quagmire that we as a country arrived at during the onset of the cold war, a war that I believe never truly ended. To answer your question: the problem with mutually assured destruction doctrine is that it necessarily results in an arms race that no superpower can pull out of. Sadly, I question whether a country can be a superpower without also trending more in the authoritarian direction.