Quote Originally Posted by Proletariat
Right. So if I was trying to reduce the issue into tiny pieces for an easier explanation, your comment would make sense. Pape is leaning towards this being motivated by protectionism when the terrorism concern (hysteria, if you please) is already obvious.
Even though you're skirting the issue and only indirectly presenting your opinion, it would seem that you're equating UAE citizens and companies with terrorism. "Don't let them buy our ports because we'll get bombed" is a reductionist statement. Pape is just cutting the reduction halfway through and jabbing you for the inherent racism in the logic.