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thesmtsolver2 6 hours ago

Canada and Europe call for banning American companies in their the name of sovereignty: upvoted and praised as necessary

America tries that for valid reasons (unfair subsidies, human or labor rights violations, BYD): get called fascist or stupid

protocolture 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Canada and Europe call for banning American companies in their the name of America Threatening to go apeshit and do stupid stuff: upvoted and praised as necessary.

America tries that for stupid xenophobic reasons, gets called stupid or xenophobic.

brookst 24 minutes ago | parent [-]

Yes, intent matters. Call the police on the crack house next door, neighbors celebrate you. Call the police to harass the Black people door, neighbors shun you.

This shouldn’t be surprising.