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> [article] evidence on our file indicates that Apple's conduct cannot be justified by security concerns

The biggest thing is that EU fact checks the bullshit that these companies spew. The US simply has, let's call it "successfully lobbied," senators listen to "expert witness" statements.

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Oh, definitely. They did a great job fact checking Volkswagen: https://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/peter-mock-vom-icct-uebe...

I really don't understand how Americophobia can be so disproportionate among HN crowd. Does anyone honestly think politicians in a specific part of the world are not corrupt?

The sentiment on HN toward any given country depends on which country's people is currently awake. At the time the article was posted, and currently still, it's probably more Europeans than Americans.

> Does anyone honestly think politicians in a specific part of the world are not corrupt?

Just because American democracy is failing, it does not mean democracy is failing everywhere.

Is Hungary's corruption a result of "American democracy failing" or is that homegrown?

Democracy is only "failing" when the people vote in politicians that create barriers for certain investment bankers.

To address the strawman:

* The mix of corrupt decisions to honest decisions is probably very different between USA and EU.

* USA legally endorses bribes[1].

[1]: https://ballotpedia.org/Super_PAC

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