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Oh god: HN parroting CNN parroting Biden. Reminds me of tonight's Last Week Tonight episode in several ways. Big picture: Xenophobic, isolationist tendencies a
by 1letterunixname 4y ago
Oh god: HN parroting CNN parroting Biden. Reminds me of tonight's Last Week Tonight episode in several ways.
Big picture: Xenophobic, isolationist tendencies are leading indicators of downfall of a society's openness, net positive immigration of talent, technical superiority, and leadership in the world. China is America's factory. There is little technical know-how left in America to make things at scale, and there's no way to do it economically. 98% of the supply-chain is global. "Factory owners" might as well give it a go to get some grants and then outsource it to Africa.
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- nine_k 4y agoTrying to lower your dependency on an increasingly hostile and totalitarian partner is not isolationist, it's prudent. Ask Germany how well the continued dependence on Russian gas, despite the increasing authoritarianism and belligerence of Russia, has panned out.