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I didn't claim China was underdeveloped. They're very obviously the premier industrial power in the world. The people demanding ahistorical special privileges

by xtian 4y ago

I didn't claim China was underdeveloped. They're very obviously the premier industrial power in the world. The people demanding ahistorical special privileges are so-called "intellectual property holders". I have zero sympathies for the plight of these parasitical rent collectors. They certainly don't hold any special sympathies for the American people.

nradov 4y ago
I'm not sure what you mean by "ahistorical special privileges". Intellectual property rights have been around for centuries. Patents and copyright are specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
- xtian 4y ago
  https://www.history.com/news/industrial-revolution-spies-europe https://www.history.com/news/industrial-revolution-spies-eur...
  - nradov 4y ago
    What's your point? Countries have always spied on each other. It would have been entirely reasonable for those European countries to sanction the USA for IP violations.
    - xtian 4y ago
      Who would that have benefited?