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> We aren't going to go to war vs the owners of Facebook any time soon Speak for yourself! From my perspective, entrenched business interests have very much be
by mindslight 4y ago
> We aren't going to go to war vs the owners of Facebook any time soon
Speak for yourself! From my perspective, entrenched business interests have very much been at war with the people of this country for a long time.
A growing military competitor notwithstanding, the real issue we're facing here is that we've based our society around this fiction that wealth makes right - under an assumption that the wealthy will compete amongst themselves to grow their own wealth in a straightforward (short term) manner. This framework is utterly unprepared for dealing with large (extremely wealthy) actors that push in more structured and less immediately profitable directions, with the goal of reaping dividends decades in the future.
- dragontamer 4y agoI recognize that we use the word "war" with much hyperbole here in the USA. But when I'm using "War with China", I'm talking about true war, like the kind going on in Ukraine. I'm talking about vicious weapons designed to kill hundreds, or thousands, in the blink of an eye, and at risk of escalation into Nuclear Armageddon. In this context, I am not taking the word "war" with any amount of whimsy or hyperbole. This isn't a "class war", or "war on poverty" or "war on drugs". What we're unfortunately preparing for is a true war. --------- With any luck, China will back down and keep the tenuous peace and status quo.