free trade ain’t so great in a winner takes all world, which many industries are.
China realises this and tells silicon valley to go to hell, as a result we have two internets, one for the middle kingdom and one for everyone else.
given the circumstances this seems like an economically rational position to take: get the ad-revenue flowing in to the country instead of out, even without taking into account the other benefits of controlling all communications.
not a practical approach for small countries like Australia, which can’t hope to duplicate the US tech industry due to lack of capital. but what about the EU, in the hypothetical world where they were effectively a federation and gutsy enough to tell America to go to hell, as they would so dearly love to do?
They added Greece to the Euro, Argumate.
They added Greece to the Euro.
In proposing a European Federation capable of this action, you are not only proposing differences in the development of the European Union, but the ideological base necessary to complete the My Nation, Europa victory goal, which the current players are simply too clueless to effectively pursue.