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Private companies have won against governments in ISDS courts: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/isds-fear-of-billion-dollar-lawsuits-stops-c
by Symbiote 10mo ago
Private companies have won against governments in ISDS courts:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/isds-fear-of-billion-dollar-lawsuits-stops-countries-phasing-out-fossil-fuels-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/isds-fea...
- amrocha 10mo agoI would say that’s an extension of the idea that rich people run the US government, which runs global organizations such as the world bank, which runs these ISDS courts. China is just big enough to be able to ignore these global orgs.
- exceptione 10mo agoNow try to win a case against the interests or connections of a high ranking official in China. "Law and order" is not equal to "the rule of law". Both China and the US ascribe to the idea of "might makes right", which is in essence an organized form of lawless state. It is conceptually the same as in criminal gangs, only with vastly better optics. That is why anyone not in power should strive for a rules-based order, for their own best interest at least.
- amrocha 10mo agoI think we’re saying the same thing here? Yes I agree, both superpowers are very similar.
- ycombinary 10mo agoChina is an authoritarian regime. The US is a kleptocracy flirting with autocracy. Neither place the rights of their citizens in much regard, though money definitely helps in both places. The possible outcomes for individuals in China though are Orwellian.
- amrocha 10mo agoNot sure why you think China is Orwellian and the US isn’t when ICE is literally kidnapping people off the streets. Wake up mate, the Orwellian is coming from inside the house.
- ycombinary 10mo agoFeel free to learn. https://www.nzz.ch/english/why-george-orwells-1984-is-so-popular-in-china-ld.1741795 https://www.nzz.ch/english/why-george-orwells-1984-is-so-pop... China has been disappearing people for dissent for decades. Whether Trump is the start of a similar regime, I guess we'll have to wait and see...
- amrocha 10mo agoYou can wait and see, or you can open the window and look outside. I know what I already saw.
- ycombinary 10mo agoYou make a lot of assumptions. Like that I'm American, or not Chinese. Or that you giving your 50 cents isn't transparent.