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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by mlrtime on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:28AM (#45667086)
And that is great actually! The US can spend less money because France can spend more on defense protecting it's neighbors, win!
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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by saubeidl on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @06:29AM (#45667092)
Win for France, because they gain international influence. Loss for the US because they lose it.

Superpowers aren't super because of their inherent qualities. They're super because of their alliances.

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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by mlrtime on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @07:08AM (#45667351)
Wait I thought people don't like the US, so how is it a loss? Is being a superpower good or bad now?
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Re:Greenland Ditches Starlink for French Satellite Service by saubeidl on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @07:21AM (#45667446)
Being a superpower is good for the country in question, so it is a loss for them.

When a country is misbehaving globally, their loss of superpower status is good for the rest of the world.

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