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If DoD seizes the IP, the issue is they will need the cooperation of their scientists at least in the short term, if they want it to remain a fronter model. The

If DoD seizes the IP, the issue is they will need the cooperation of their scientists at least in the short term, if they want it to remain a fronter model. The labor angle isn't entirely guaranteed though the white collar worker has very little spine in this country.

JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
> DoD seizes the IP Almost certainly not on the table. If Hegseth did this he’d crash the market. That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity.
- hackyhacky 8mo ago
  > That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity. We've been saying this about many policies of this administration, only to be sorely disappointed.
  - JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
    > We've been saying this about many policies of this administration, only to be sorely disappointed I'm not saying it's off the table completely, particularly with Hegseth, who is an insecure idiot. But the choices once it's enacted are (a) Trump ordering Hegseth to stop fucking around or (b) a market crash handing Democrats full control of Congress.
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- petersellers 8mo ago
  > That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity. So you're saying it's highly likely then?
- SpicyLemonZest 8mo ago
  Like when seizing 10% of Intel crashed the market? This isn't exactly the same situation, but I really don't think it's safe to assume that this will be the issue on which the business community will grow a spine.
  - tehjoker 8mo ago
    You might be surprised. When Harry Truman tried to nationalize US steel, it created massive pushback (bad for democracy imo, but the business community defends its interests to the teeth—though the circumstance is he wanted to advance the korean war, which was in the business community's interests). https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/truman-orders-seizure-steel-plants https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/truman-orders-se...
  - j45 8mo ago
    Nationalizing predicate companies is often seen as a step towards centralization.
- UncleOxidant 8mo ago
  > That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity. Do not underestimate Hegseth's stupidity. He's completely unqualified for the job he has and is way out of his depth. Ditto for many others in this administration.

JumpCrisscross 8mo ago

> DoD seizes the IP Almost certainly not on the table. If Hegseth did this he’d crash the market. That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity.

hackyhacky 8mo ago
> That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity. We've been saying this about many policies of this administration, only to be sorely disappointed.
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
  > We've been saying this about many policies of this administration, only to be sorely disappointed I'm not saying it's off the table completely, particularly with Hegseth, who is an insecure idiot. But the choices once it's enacted are (a) Trump ordering Hegseth to stop fucking around or (b) a market crash handing Democrats full control of Congress.
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petersellers 8mo ago
> That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity. So you're saying it's highly likely then?
SpicyLemonZest 8mo ago
Like when seizing 10% of Intel crashed the market? This isn't exactly the same situation, but I really don't think it's safe to assume that this will be the issue on which the business community will grow a spine.
- tehjoker 8mo ago
  You might be surprised. When Harry Truman tried to nationalize US steel, it created massive pushback (bad for democracy imo, but the business community defends its interests to the teeth—though the circumstance is he wanted to advance the korean war, which was in the business community's interests). https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/truman-orders-seizure-steel-plants https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/truman-orders-se...
- j45 8mo ago
  Nationalizing predicate companies is often seen as a step towards centralization.
UncleOxidant 8mo ago
> That’s a red line he will only cross out of stupidity. Do not underestimate Hegseth's stupidity. He's completely unqualified for the job he has and is way out of his depth. Ditto for many others in this administration.