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andsoitis • yesterday at 1:57 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Preventing your government services from being dependent on a geopolitical foe is not protectionism.

It isn’t hypocritical.

It is obviously smart statecraft.


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thereader12 • yesterday at 3:36 PM

It is clearly protectionism. You can argue that is justified, but prefering blocking foreign companies to protect your nation's own interests has a word.

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