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You must be from somewhere where they have a functioning government. Here in the US they don't trust the government to be accountable, consequently they farm ou
by HarryHirsch 9y ago
You must be from somewhere where they have a functioning government. Here in the US they don't trust the government to be accountable, consequently they farm out its responsibilities to a host of unaccountable private companies.
- marcosdumay 9y agoThat must have been the longest lived and most successful large scale propaganda attempt in the world. There are many countries (not just the US) convinced that unaccountable entities can manage a monopoly with more accountability than their government.
- slededit 9y agoIts more that third party companies can and are replaced over time while the government always remains. Were Facebook and google to go "too far" they could be replaced by other online venues. Replacing the US government would require violent revolution. The democratic system was supposed to solve this problem. However while the man in "charge" comes and goes the bureaucracy has been moving in only one direction.
- mschuster91 9y ago> Replacing the US government would require violent revolution. Not necessarily - what Bannon championed for was, basically, the deconstruction of the state. For example, Trump still hasn't filled hundreds of leadership positions,and a government shutdown isn't unlikely given the disconnect between Trump government and Congress, as well as the Democrats opposition to anything Trump/Rep Congress want to do. It's going to get interesting pretty soon.