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1. Zigurd · 1789669442 · focus · HN ↗

   The US administration created at least 90% of what we now call technology sovereignty concerns. Technology sovereignty is front and center in this announcement. Before the president started making wildly inappropriate remarks about grabbing territory from allies and other previously unthinkable utterances, almost everyone was happy to buy technology from US hardware and software vendors. Complacency about the state of democracy and rule of law in the US was the norm.

   Why does this matter? Markets outside the US account for about half of many US technology vendors' revenue. Who is going to speak up first?

   1. FlowingRiver · 1789695901 · focus · HN ↗

      While others have made good points, your view is also valid. The messaging nowadays is more toward sovereignty even if the core direction hasn't fundamentally changed significantly.

      I do find it funny how the harder some folks push for an outcome, the more they bring about the opposite effect.

      I mean the US had this sense of confidence that they were at the top of the power structure, it was widely accepted and overall that position and deal seemed to benefit many others even if not to the same scale. For example with Europe, the US got favorable trade terms in exchange for defense.

      Then the Trump administration came in and started pushing the narrative of MAGA, to almost be professional victims. Winner of the world lottery and yet still not happy. And so instead of making America Great again, they are on the fast track of being cut out of favorable global trade. They over played their hand. And once others end up being self sufficient again, it is very difficult to get back in the good books.

      In trying to avoid being pushed around, they are now starting to see they could be pushed around.

      1. Kuyawa · 1789697883 · focus · HN ↗

         That's what you get when you put a clown in power. I am not american so I don't care but the whole world noticed the bullying and acted accordingly. For example, US learned the hard way they can't bring down Huawei, tariff china or slow their frontier AI. Now Europe with Mistral and Japan with Moneka, both pointing in the same direction. Big middle finger if I've seen one

         1. Schlagbohrer · 1789727624 · focus · HN ↗

            I hold out hope that a multipolar world will be more peaceful and stable, with no one national ruling class able to dominate other nations so easily, and developing countries having more options for whom to ally with to their own benefit.

            1. Kuyawa · 1789735063 · focus · HN ↗

               Unfortunately the UN, the organization that was created exactly for that, is just a puppet of the current hegemon because the money printer can buy anything and any soul. So a hard reset is needed in world politics in order to find a peaceful way again. It baffles me how China and Russia don't get together and form a new UN, like AN (Allied Nations) then both organizations UN and AN would fight for their members rights and get into agreements that would benefit all

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