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> I'd like to see Google kicked out of Australia on national security grounds. I believe you make too strong of an assumption of Australian sovereignty and ind
by einpoklum 5y ago
> I'd like to see Google kicked out of Australia on national security grounds.
I believe you make too strong of an assumption of Australian sovereignty and independence relative to the US. Australia is too subservient to the US to declare a national security interest that contradicts the commercial interests of a key US corporation like Google.
No, if anything, the direction is the opposite one with the AUKUS military alliance against China. Australia will take nuclear subs plus Google dominance. ... unless some kind of radical political change takes place down under. IIANM, Australia doesn't have a single strong anti-Imperialist political party at the federal level.
- Spooky23 5y agoThe notion of Australia being “anti-imperialist” is rich - they are a product of imperialism and can’t really exist long term without a sponsor.
- einpoklum 5y agoThe Australian state and the people of Australia are not the same thing. Even though Australia was founded as an imperial colony... 1. It was a colony of Britain, not the US. 2. It's been a couple of hundreds of years by now. Many generations. 3. The internal social relations are class-stratified just like any capitalist democracy. Also, I don't see why it should not be able to exist long without a sponsor.