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China banned your beloved grapes all together and I don't see you stopping trading with them. Any country is free to tax or ban any business as much as they se

by pokot0 5y ago

China banned your beloved grapes all together and I don't see you stopping trading with them. Any country is free to tax or ban any business as much as they see fit, in the best interest if their citizen that elected them. I really don't see your point here, even if this was a taxing attempt. EU people don't distrust government as much as US does. Why do you feel you have a right to judge their values and policies? We are talking about democracies here. Specifically democracies where you cannot lobby with corporate money. If anything you should use this difference to monitor how much of your policies are shaped in the interest of lobbies vs citizens.

BoorishBears 5y ago
What a bizarre comment, are you just upset that I said your region is not competitive in tech (it's not) and reaching for anything you can? I mean let's start with the irrelevant anti-China ranting.. where did I say we should stop trading with Europe?! Did you just feel a need to shoehorn China into the conversation because they're the other major power in tech? - And then the weird commentary about why I feel I have a right to judge their policies... You mean their policies as they affect American companies that dominate the space? Forget that for a second even, as if I don't live in a country I can't have an opinion on their actions? Like if you have something meaningful to say, try again, and maybe say something on topic.
- pokot0 5y ago
  Ok. I thought I'd give you a chance, but I think you are just trolling at this point or having a bad day. Yes, you can think whatever you want but I am not interested in listening to you . Have a nice day!
  - BoorishBears 5y ago
    At this point I feel like you must be projecting, so indeed, have a nice day. And maybe learn more about the institutions you're talking about: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparency/lobby-groups https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparen... "Specifically democracies where you cannot lobby with corporate money"

by pokot0 5y ago

BoorishBears 5y ago

What a bizarre comment, are you just upset that I said your region is not competitive in tech (it's not) and reaching for anything you can? I mean let's start with the irrelevant anti-China ranting.. where did I say we should stop trading with Europe?! Did you just feel a need to shoehorn China into the conversation because they're the other major power in tech? - And then the weird commentary about why I feel I have a right to judge their policies... You mean their policies as they affect American companies that dominate the space? Forget that for a second even, as if I don't live in a country I can't have an opinion on their actions? Like if you have something meaningful to say, try again, and maybe say something on topic.

pokot0 5y ago
Ok. I thought I'd give you a chance, but I think you are just trolling at this point or having a bad day. Yes, you can think whatever you want but I am not interested in listening to you . Have a nice day!
- BoorishBears 5y ago
  At this point I feel like you must be projecting, so indeed, have a nice day. And maybe learn more about the institutions you're talking about: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparency/lobby-groups https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparen... "Specifically democracies where you cannot lobby with corporate money"