Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker...
by bdangubic on Monday October 13, 2025 @08:59PM
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easiest way to get downvoted on HN is to point out that we are the largest socialist country on the planet exactly because of this. there isn’t any shit we won’t socialize losses on (farming, banking… you name it, US has got your back)
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Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker...
by satvikpendem on Monday October 13, 2025 @10:00PM
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Socializing is not the same as socialist per se, the latter of which has the specific definition of workers controlling the means of production, and I don't see that anywhere in the US much less the world.
Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker...
by bdangubic on Monday October 13, 2025 @10:03PM
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you can throw any semantics at this you want and re-define it however you see fit. but there are few things more socialist than government taking a stake in companies. if this Intel story came out or Venezuela or China we would be crying a foul saying “oh look at that socialist shit, glad I live in America”
Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker...
by satvikpendem on Monday October 13, 2025 @10:05PM
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Sure, I don't disagree on the argument, I'm just saying that people have been using the word socialism wrong for so long that it now just means when the government does something, basically.