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> The law is part of a broad and aggressive move initiated by congressman Frank Wolf, chair of the House appropriations committee, which has jurisdiction over N
by beedogs 13y ago
> The law is part of a broad and aggressive move initiated by congressman Frank Wolf, chair of the House appropriations committee, which has jurisdiction over Nasa. It aims to restrict the foreign nationals' access to Nasa facilities, ostensibly to counter espionage.
Wow, I am totally shocked that a Republican congressman would sponsor jingoistic, borderline-racist laws such as this.
- tinco 13y agoTo quote a generic reddit visitor: "Wow, I did nazi that coming" As a European I am not shocked that a Republican congressman would sponsor such a law. I am shocked that a law like this could be passed without an enormous public backlash. I know it's an awful thing to compare current events to pre-WW2 circumstances, but the U.S. is making things very difficult. It is mind boggling to think that many journalists and opposition politicians read this law and thought "yeah well, but we're in competition with China so it makes sense" and proceeded to not make a fuss about it. This is indoctrination at its finest. The minds of the U.S. citizens is being polluted by ideas of international competition. This is an age in which international cooperation is of critical importance.