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>The State Department alleged some of the transmissions harmed national security, which Honeywell acknowledges with the caveat that the technology involved “is commercially available throughout the world. No detailed manufacturing or engineering expertise was shared.”

If the engines and electronics are used in commercial applications as well as military then does it matter?

the automation world uses lots of electrical schematics for all of the sensor and actuator wiring in control panels and out in the field. this looks like a decent tool for CAD of electrical schematics. everyone seems to either use eplan or autocad, maybe autocad electrical but the 'electrical' features are mostly ignored.

I understand there are 100 million members of the CCP. if society as a whole is quietly unhappy with the result of actions by their government I think they would have the influence to change the course. Maybe some are loud and disappeared but all of the institutions are made up of people. Just like the "adults are in the room" editorial when Trump was president there can be quiet dissenters who just don't work as hard to get the officially desired outcomes and then they don't occur.

Here in Canada is I found out I was losing sales because people were upset with the way Canada was treating the first nations people here it would certainly be an eye opener and probably would make me want my government to stop doing what it was doing to make me lose business.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention

>A major turning point in Nazi policy toward Jews was the coordinated attacks by the Sturmabteilung (or SA, the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party) against Jews and Jewish institutions and businesses throughout Germany and Austria on November 9-10, 1938 – an event known as Kristallnacht or the Night of the Broken Glass, due to the large amount of shattered windows at Jewish properties in its aftermath. At least 91 Jews were killed in the violence, and 30,000 were arrested and interned in concentration camps (but not extermination camps). Over 900 synagogues and 7,000 Jewish businesses were severely damaged or destroyed.

https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/holocaust-remembrance-day/whe...

absolutely there is a resistance to conscription in Canada, but was there a resistance to going to war or did everyone sign up due to duty and social pressure to "do the right thing"?

Thanks for the insightful reply.

The pandemic has highlighted the fragility of global supply chains and the downside of being dependent on others for critical goods. They are cheap when they are plentiful but they become unobtainable when they are desperately needed. That, China's beligerent diplomats, and their decision to ignore the Hong Kong treaty will hopefully be the impetus to reduce reliance on China's supply chains by developing and supporting other sources even if they are more expensive. Perhaps even local sources given that friendly faces seem to be able to to turn on you once they have some leverage, and it is difficult to re-start an industry once that know-how is lost forever.

As the son of an economics professor I never thought I would argue for subsidies for uncompetitive natioanlized industry but it turns out there is some additional benefit other than the goods produced on a given day.

Politicians need support for hardships they may bring upon us, such as reduced profits, more expensive goods, and subsidies for local industry, that may be the result of sanctions and moral high ground.

I think "vote with your wallet" campaigns and boycotts can be a good indicator to politicians that their voters have the stomach for the sanctions, just like a demonstration or march in support of the Uighurs would.

Even ineffective measures that show your support for a cause, such as wrapping a t-shirt around your face to avoid spreading covid-19 particles that are the same size as asbestos fibres and can sail right through, sends a message that you are willing to make some sacrifice for the greater good at the cost of some personal discomfort.

I support goverment intervention, but I think the government needs to see they have the will of the voters behind them. Thanks again for your thoughts!

I'm in the market for new flat screen TV. Hopefully I can find one made in South Korea or even Japen, and will pay a premium for it. A pitiful sacrifice to make from someone who can easily afford it.

I think of my grandfathers, one who was in world war 1 and 2, and the other in world war 2, and their whole generation marching off to war to put their lives on the line to stand up for what is right, and I can't imagine anybody I know doing that unless they joined the military out of high school because they didn't have any better options.

edit: I can't reply for some reason. (oh it's because parent is flagged). If there was resistance in Canada to going to war in world war 1 and 2 it isn't part of the history that is taught to us. I imagine since there was no draft in Canada only the willing went.

How can anyone doing business with China look the other way on Xinjiang simply by saying "our factory isn't there". Every one of us buying goods made in China is enabling their behaviour by showing that we would rather make more money or would rather have cheaper electronics and plastic crap than standing up for the human rights of the people in Xinjiang who are the focus of the CCPs genocide.

I think it is a pivotal moment for this generation to show what our principles are, if we have any.

As a Canadian I wish our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would more directly speak out against China's poor behaviour and offer some temporary support for businesses that would be impacted. Sell the grain and pork to someone else for less and I would gladly see part of my tax dollars go to make up the loss for the Canadian farmers.

edit: responses with counter points to help me understand your point of view, or if I am out of line, would be more helpful than downvotes.

X to the e

Like the Xzibit song "X to the Z", which might have been good branding as it comes with a theme song

answering my own question: the 100 largest companies in canada [0], banking, insurance, oil and gas, and the telecommunications provider oligopoly fill out the top 13 and then we get the odd retail, railroad, auto parts, mining player in the mix.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_C...

As an electrical engineer in the vancouver area this article rung true to me. It is too bad Canada's hi tech industry died with nortel, RIM, corel. Bombardier's aerospace division is the latest casualty. I didn't realize the cancellation of the avro arrow was the beginning of the end for tech in Canada. What do we do other than resources and real estate?