And backdoors in everything is a good idea? This is beyond hilarious. The silver lining is that argument is 100% dead in the water going forwards.
So far negligence in cybersecurity hasn't resulted in anything spectacularly failing like a giant explosion or a building collapsing and hundreds or thousands of people dying. Until something horrific like that happens there won't be pressure or political will to exert the appropriate measures that responsible governance should put in place.