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		buboard on July 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch 3k Internet Sate... It s a ruse. The US will win the landgrab for controlling the communication networks of up and coming regions like Africa before the Chinese do

ForHackernews on July 5, 2019 | [–]

Better the US than China, honestly. For all its faults, the US is still a (flawed) democracy with a free press. Its capacity for abuse is at least moderated.

mtgx on July 5, 2019 | [–]

Not a bad point at all, especially with Amazon joining at the hip with the U.S. government lately.

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