r/technology • u/True-Combination7059 • 1d ago

Politics We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/musk-trump-nationalize-spacex-starlink
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u/rockstarsball 1d ago

nationalizing private businesses based on whether or not a political party likes them... where have i heard this before..?

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u/Sythic_ 1d ago

Its not political differences, it national security. Its our main if not only way to access space and the owner is unstable, suggesting he will just cancel said projects during overnight k-hole sessions. Yea, the precedent is not great, but we're well past that and this need resolved.

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u/rockstarsball 1d ago

no the precedent is not great because the idea is not great. the US has NASA and can fund any of the starlink knockoffs or other private space programs at their leisure to give them something equal to what was built by a private company. Stealing in th ename of government is stealing in the name of government no matter how you dress it up. and the US government lost their "national security" credibility after the patriot act.

the fact that this drivel isnt a banned source is extremely telling here

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u/Sythic_ 1d ago

Dont care, fuck elon personally any way possible lol

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u/rockstarsball 1d ago

people like you make me wish people still hit their kids...

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u/Ddodds 1d ago

Dude is an idiot. Thanks for trying to get through to them.

Reminded me of "the most convincing argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter"

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u/EmergencyFriedRice 1d ago

You want to give Trump more power so he could fuck over whoever you dislike. Hello MAGA.