Krugman wants to Nationalize Satellites

Economist and leftist Trump-hater Paul Krugman writes:

Some may object as follows: Musk owns Starlink. Doesn’t he have the right to do what he wants with a business he owns?

No.

Yes, America has a market economy. And to make this economy work, we need to respect property rights. But we are, first and foremost, a democracy. And in a democracy, the rights of private property don’t and never have included the right to act against the nation’s interest — where democratically elected representatives of the people, not business owners, should decide what is in the nation’s interest. Capitalism is not an excuse for treason. ...

Which reinforces the point that control of Starlink must, one way or another, be taken away from Elon Musk. It’s a matter of national security: we cannot let private individuals make foreign and defense policy, and it would be totally irresponsible to leave a crucial military asset in the hands of a racist, authoritarian conspiracy theorist.

No, we are not "first and foremost, a democracy." The USA founders hated democracy.

What "nation's interest" is he talking about? Not the USA. The USA Pentagon directly controls the military satellites and military Starlink functions.

No, he is talking about Ukraine's interest. He thinks Musk should be doing more to help Ukraine kill Russians in Russia.

Some people are going to vote against the Republicans next week as an anti-war vote. Before you do, consider that Democrats like Krugman are more pro-war than the Republicans. Hakeem Jeffries is likely to be the next Speaker of the House, and he is very pro-Israel and pro-Ukraine.