geeshhh...It's not about our ignorance of shipping. It's about selling our souls to the devil for a few dollars more.
We don't care how great they are and how uninvolved they will be...we don't want them buying our ports. Get it?
"We don't want them buying our ports"
Speak for yourself. "They" already "own" most of them. Not that you noticed before or even know what it means.
So yes, it's almost ALL about your ignorance and emotionalism.
I'm a 30 year italian-american born in Chicago. Get it?