observation:

The row over the company from the UAE buying the company that runs operations in some US ports strikes me as a particularly obvious example of people missing the fact that when it all comes down to brass tacks, nationalism will always play second fiddle to corporate interests.

I don’t think it makes an ounce of difference whether or not the company is based here or on the moon, frankly.

That people are shocked that such a thing could happen is a sign of naivete. That others are surprised that there’s an outcry is disengenuous.

Nationalism is a shallow trick played to disguise big capitalism at work. If you play the trick well enough, you shouldn’t be surprised when people believe that you meant it, and expect you to act as if you believed it.