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gwynnion , to random
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Power and wealth have been consolidated in the hands of older, more conservative white people, billionaires and corporations, and tech freaks who are almost all fascists, with not inconsiderable overlap between these groups, none of whom exactly have our best interests or the future of the planet in mind when they decide things.

crankylinuxuser ,
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@gwynnion
That's the trick.

It goes back to property rights. I can tell you to get off my property, or how you conduct yourself on my property.

At an individual level, it makes sense. I don't have rights to be on your property. The world doesn't end cause I didn't get my way.

Now, at a corporation level, or multinational level, the company wants the same "get off my lawn" right... Except it's not a single house and yard. It's "you have been evicted from our castle and grounds; you have no choice"

It's not quite like fascism.. but it is close. It's more a feudalism model, where the enforcement is dystopian, plutocratic, technocratic, AND draconian. And once 'The System' decides, that is final. No checks. No balances.

Now where the stuff is definitely fascist is the "conservative" and Republican politicians. They've been white nationalist and fascist as long as I can remember, and even longer than that. (Enter Lee Atwater's hot mic moment). Those folks DO want the 1488 level shit, and will do what they can to make that happen.

It's the boundary between the fascists and techno-feudalists is what's tremendously terrifying. Fash can be dealt with, if you can group together and fight back.... But when the very platforms prevent discussion, the fight brings being lost before it starts.

riley , to random
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TIR that @pluralistic 's #enshittification has strong parallels in Marx's #immiseration .

crankylinuxuser ,
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@riley @pluralistic

So true. Much of the critiques of #Capitalism can be viewed through Marx's "Capital: A Critique of Political Economy". Note that this is Marx's critiques of capitalism, and not his Communist works.

bontchev , to random
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Not The Onion:

crankylinuxuser ,
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@bontchev

This is another article in the same light... but not paywalled.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/08/the-truth-is-paywalled-but-the-lies-are-free/

MikeDunnAuthor , (edited ) to random
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So, if Biden and the Dem Party are our best defense of democracy and freedom against MAGA fascists, why is Biden asking Trump to join him in the war on immigrants?

#biden #trump #MAGA #fascism #immigration #democratic

crankylinuxuser ,
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@MikeDunnAuthor

Because Biden is a republicn, and Trump is fascist.

We're being asked to choose between a republican and the fash.

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