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Now post the lobbying money received by lawmakers, as well as their history of trades of Meta stock.

by dluan 2y ago

pixl97 2y ago
And? The history of media companies operating in the US to have US citizens owners is likely much longer than you've been alive, just ask Murdoch about is US citizenship. You're highlighting a completely different problem that's longstanding and happening regardless if we're talking about enemy states. Be nice if we could solve the Musk/Zuck issues, but I don't suspect we will as we worship the altar of money.
- ClumsyPilot 2y ago
  > media companies operating in the US to have US citizens owners is likely much longer than you've been alive You do realise that, should US allies apply this principle themselves, US companies will suffer? Most UK media is foreign owned at this point. As is our water supply, transport and energy And Elon’s rampant disrespect and general behaviour are inviting that day.
  - x3n0ph3n3 2y ago
    The difference is China is an adversary, not an ally like the UK,and China already bans our social media there.
    - ClumsyPilot 2y ago
      They don’t actually, the only British ‘social network’ is OnlyFans and it’s allowed in China. As for the rest, what is the relevance? US money influences our politics through shadowy think tanks and pushes it to the right. US-owned water utilities take on loans, use them to pay dividends and drive themselves into bankruptcy. Being a US ally doesn’t buy us better treatment from US billionaires, they are still predatory vultures.
    - mvc 2y ago
      > not an ally like the UK Let's see how long that lasts.
weberer 2y ago
Top recipients of campaign donations from Meta: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/recipients?id=D000033563 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/recipients?id=D0000335... Congress members invested in Meta: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/members-invested?id=D000033563 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/members-invested?id=D0...

Now post the lobbying money received by lawmakers, as well as their history of trades of Meta stock.

by dluan 2y ago

Now post the lobbying money received by lawmakers, as well as their history of trades of Meta stock.

And? The history of media companies operating in the US to have US citizens owners is likely much longer than you've been alive, just ask Murdoch about is US citizenship. You're highlighting a completely different problem that's longstanding and happening regardless if we're talking about enemy states. Be nice if we could solve the Musk/Zuck issues, but I don't suspect we will as we worship the altar of money.

ClumsyPilot 2y ago
> media companies operating in the US to have US citizens owners is likely much longer than you've been alive You do realise that, should US allies apply this principle themselves, US companies will suffer? Most UK media is foreign owned at this point. As is our water supply, transport and energy And Elon’s rampant disrespect and general behaviour are inviting that day.
- x3n0ph3n3 2y ago
  The difference is China is an adversary, not an ally like the UK,and China already bans our social media there.
  - ClumsyPilot 2y ago
    They don’t actually, the only British ‘social network’ is OnlyFans and it’s allowed in China. As for the rest, what is the relevance? US money influences our politics through shadowy think tanks and pushes it to the right. US-owned water utilities take on loans, use them to pay dividends and drive themselves into bankruptcy. Being a US ally doesn’t buy us better treatment from US billionaires, they are still predatory vultures.
  - mvc 2y ago
    > not an ally like the UK Let's see how long that lasts.

weberer 2y ago

Top recipients of campaign donations from Meta: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/recipients?id=D000033563 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/recipients?id=D0000335... Congress members invested in Meta: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/members-invested?id=D000033563 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/meta/members-invested?id=D0...