Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by harry8 3005 days ago
I'm not in favour of nationalization as a rule. I can see it being a populist thing to do in those countries.

Facebook are the agent of foreign states, we must control our own critically important infrastructure! (cheers) Free internet for all! (more cheers)

Populism is so hot right now.

1 comments

> I'm not in favour of nationalization as a rule. > we must control our own critically important infrastructure! (cheers)

You're conflating two things. If the US somehow lost all steel foundries without being able to spin things up in a reasonable amount of time, we're screwed in a war. You must indeed make sure that you're self-sufficient in things that are essential for living in case you're cut off due to circumstances.

I'm not quite sure what your point is.