[whimsicalism]

i never voted to be at war with China, i think most of this is fearmongering, and we managed to survive the entire cold war without banning foreign ownership of media outlets.

[JumpCrisscross]

> we managed to survive the entire cold war without banning foreign ownership of media outlets

Because we did it in 1934 [1]. There were no Soviet TV channels.

[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/310

[nashashmi]

Actually we didn’t. Licensure by foreign entities has always been restricted in the US. It happens in engineering business as well. I think it has something to do with the extent of juris on foreign entities without involving the department of state

[linearrust]

You aren't american. It's been established many times here by many people. What 'we' are you referring to?

[JumpCrisscross]

We disagree on Taiwan’s independence [1].

I genuinely don’t care about where you’re from or your thoughts about me. Like, sure, I’m a sentient cheetah with an igloo on Antarctica.

But I am curious about your thoughts. If you’re open to engaging on that level, I’m actually curious.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40443429