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Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to... by kccqzy on Friday June 12, 2026 @10:11PM (#48511880)
Realpolitik in action. Great powers just impose export controls because they know they can and they think it would be beneficial to the nation.
Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to... by zmmmmm on Friday June 12, 2026 @10:49PM (#48512281)
And it is nearly always hubris - the people making these decisions are surrounded by yes-men who built their whole career pumping up the egos of their superiors.
Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to... by epolanski on Saturday June 13, 2026 @11:28AM (#48518226)
This has never been a winning move, yet it became increasingly popular in the last decade.