I think this may be the end of the American experiment. How can you have mostly open organic institutions that anyone can influence and keep out bad actors, especially when one of those actors is another enormous state with the ability to plan and execute plans over decades?
I feel like pre-internet and the current level of globalization this would make some sense, but why would the end result here not be a corruption of open institutions by powerful bad actors?
The American governments job is to keep bad actors from funneling a bunch of money to companies. Another part of the American government’s job is to funnel money into foreign companies and interests. It’s an ever changing game.
Company’s should also question who they are really getting foreign money from and for what purpose. An individual can also choose not to work for a company if they do not agree with their apparent values.
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Well no -- They don't fund all our operations.
I think this may be the end of the American experiment. How can you have mostly open organic institutions that anyone can influence and keep out bad actors, especially when one of those actors is another enormous state with the ability to plan and execute plans over decades?
I feel like pre-internet and the current level of globalization this would make some sense, but why would the end result here not be a corruption of open institutions by powerful bad actors?
The American governments job is to keep bad actors from funneling a bunch of money to companies. Another part of the American government’s job is to funnel money into foreign companies and interests. It’s an ever changing game.
Company’s should also question who they are really getting foreign money from and for what purpose. An individual can also choose not to work for a company if they do not agree with their apparent values.
Good point about the government's job. I forget we could not live in such a corrupt time/place.