The only people who expected democrats to defend monopolies because they were ‘friends’ has either a very cynical or naive view of the influence of business on

The only people who expected democrats to defend monopolies because they were ‘friends’ has either a very cynical or naive view of the influence of business on the Democratic Party, and very little historical perspective. Arguments that would essentially allow monopolistic behavior has pretty much always been firmly inside republican laissez-faire circles, and those allies are still very much there. Railing against tech elites may play great for tv, but let’s be honest - Peter Thiel, strong advocate of monopoly, still spoke at the Republican national convention. There’s a good reason they overruled fact-checkers when conservatives violated their prescribed rules, they know where their bread is buttered. https://www.engadget.com/facebook-overruled-fact-checkers-to-protect-conservatives-220229959.html https://www.engadget.com/facebook-overruled-fact-checkers-to...