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We are jumping into fascism 2.0: - Suppression of ability to speak freely - One party system - The executive organizations of the party agenda are the larges

by cft 6y ago

We are jumping into fascism 2.0: - Suppression of ability to speak freely - One party system - The executive organizations of the party agenda are the largest monopolies (instead of Krupp and Messerschmitt we have Google and Amazon for now). I know I will get a lot of downvotes, but i hope it helps at least a couple of people here to know they aren't alone in thinking this now.

mikestew 6y ago
One party system You're going to have to explain that one. Right now I just have to assume you mean "one party controls all three branches of government", in which case, it's not the fault of Democrats that the GOP turned into assclowns and got voted out.
- scohesc 6y ago
  I took it to mean that it doesn't matter if it's left or right, "Democrat" or "Republican". The transfer of wealth has (in my personal theory) lead to the lobbying of everybody, no matter which political affiliation - to the point where both "sides" are agreeing on policies that are harming people and favoring corporations.
  - mikestew 6y ago
    Ah, the ol' "two rails going down the same track", got it; thanks for a different perspective.
lenkite 6y ago
The wealth transfer to Bezos and Zuckerberg in 2020 has been terrifying. Bezos has crossed 200 billion! https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/08/26/worlds-richest-billionaire-jeff-bezos-first-200-billion/?sh=2a95d51f4db7 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/08/26/wor... In general, US billionaires have gained over 1 trillion while small-businesses have perished https://www.statista.com/chart/22068/change-in-wealth-of-billionaires-during-pandemic/ https://www.statista.com/chart/22068/change-in-wealth-of-bil... You can put considerable blame on those democratic governors and mayors who give shutdown orders to small businesses but allow major retailers to remain open https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/tale-two-pandemics-big-box-stores-rake-record-profits-while-n1237464 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/tale-two-pandemics... https://azbigmedia.com/business/covid-small-business-impact-left-with-just-walmart-and-mcdonalds/ https://azbigmedia.com/business/covid-small-business-impact-...
- scohesc 6y ago
  That's absolutely shocking to me. I knew it was a lot but on the order of billions/trillions? I _REALLY_ do not want to get political, but the timing is just too coincidental to not be mentioned... Now that a certain person is going to be kicked out of office, several politicians of mentioned governors and mayors are finally considering re-opening their cities when only weeks ago they were handing out fines - even when there's been a lackluster start to the US vaccination campaign.
TerminalWarrior 6y ago
Just wait till they crash the USD and get us all on digital currency USD 2.0. LOL, this world is going to shit, I blame excessive privilege and social media.

by cft 6y ago

mikestew 6y ago

One party system You're going to have to explain that one. Right now I just have to assume you mean "one party controls all three branches of government", in which case, it's not the fault of Democrats that the GOP turned into assclowns and got voted out.

scohesc 6y ago
I took it to mean that it doesn't matter if it's left or right, "Democrat" or "Republican". The transfer of wealth has (in my personal theory) lead to the lobbying of everybody, no matter which political affiliation - to the point where both "sides" are agreeing on policies that are harming people and favoring corporations.
- mikestew 6y ago
  Ah, the ol' "two rails going down the same track", got it; thanks for a different perspective.

lenkite 6y ago

The wealth transfer to Bezos and Zuckerberg in 2020 has been terrifying. Bezos has crossed 200 billion! https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/08/26/worlds-richest-billionaire-jeff-bezos-first-200-billion/?sh=2a95d51f4db7 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/08/26/wor... In general, US billionaires have gained over 1 trillion while small-businesses have perished https://www.statista.com/chart/22068/change-in-wealth-of-billionaires-during-pandemic/ https://www.statista.com/chart/22068/change-in-wealth-of-bil... You can put considerable blame on those democratic governors and mayors who give shutdown orders to small businesses but allow major retailers to remain open https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/tale-two-pandemics-big-box-stores-rake-record-profits-while-n1237464 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/tale-two-pandemics... https://azbigmedia.com/business/covid-small-business-impact-left-with-just-walmart-and-mcdonalds/ https://azbigmedia.com/business/covid-small-business-impact-...

scohesc 6y ago
That's absolutely shocking to me. I knew it was a lot but on the order of billions/trillions? I _REALLY_ do not want to get political, but the timing is just too coincidental to not be mentioned... Now that a certain person is going to be kicked out of office, several politicians of mentioned governors and mayors are finally considering re-opening their cities when only weeks ago they were handing out fines - even when there's been a lackluster start to the US vaccination campaign.

TerminalWarrior 6y ago

Just wait till they crash the USD and get us all on digital currency USD 2.0. LOL, this world is going to shit, I blame excessive privilege and social media.