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The US is starting to look like Berlusconi's Italy 30 years ago in this regard... The only difference is that Berlusconi was Italian and could be elected, when

The US is starting to look like Berlusconi's Italy 30 years ago in this regard... The only difference is that Berlusconi was Italian and could be elected, when politicians were not obeying as he expected.

callamdelaney 2y ago
Uh what? If I got fired from a private company security would also remove me
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- llamaimperative 2y ago
  I guess one minor distinction is the piece of legislation Congress passed that outlines the specific process for firing Fong, which was not followed, whereas I assume you have no such protection on your job? Just a minor distinction though!
  - dingnuts 2y ago
    I guess it must have been an official act
- mindslight 2y ago
  This mistaken belief that government works like a corporation is the essence of fascism. Corporations are inherently authoritarian, government should not be. The entire point of bureaucracy is that supreme power should not vest into one person, but rather be divided amongst many people and mediated by a system of rules.
  - theendisney4 2y ago
    You can have entirely seperate governing entities complete with their own taxes and elections. The most interesting part imho is that people not even bother voting if the entity does its job properly.
- anigbrowl 2y ago
  If you were at a private company there would probably not be a rule that the board (qua Congress) had to be given 30 days notice of your termination, with documentation of cause.
JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> US is starting to look like Berlusconi's Italy 30 years ago Call a spade a spade. It’s looking like South Africa. Our government has been coöpted by South African patronage politics.
- fuzztester 2y ago
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Terr_ 2y ago
> The US is starting to look like Berlusconi's Italy 30 years ago in this regard... Ever since 2016, I've been offering these small apologies to the people of Italy when the subject comes up online. Before, I wondered what was wrong with them for such a blatant crook stay in power, confident that It Couldn't Happen Here.

callamdelaney 2y ago

Uh what? If I got fired from a private company security would also remove me

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llamaimperative 2y ago
I guess one minor distinction is the piece of legislation Congress passed that outlines the specific process for firing Fong, which was not followed, whereas I assume you have no such protection on your job? Just a minor distinction though!
- dingnuts 2y ago
  I guess it must have been an official act
mindslight 2y ago
This mistaken belief that government works like a corporation is the essence of fascism. Corporations are inherently authoritarian, government should not be. The entire point of bureaucracy is that supreme power should not vest into one person, but rather be divided amongst many people and mediated by a system of rules.
- theendisney4 2y ago
  You can have entirely seperate governing entities complete with their own taxes and elections. The most interesting part imho is that people not even bother voting if the entity does its job properly.
anigbrowl 2y ago
If you were at a private company there would probably not be a rule that the board (qua Congress) had to be given 30 days notice of your termination, with documentation of cause.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> US is starting to look like Berlusconi's Italy 30 years ago Call a spade a spade. It’s looking like South Africa. Our government has been coöpted by South African patronage politics.

fuzztester 2y ago
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Terr_ 2y ago

> The US is starting to look like Berlusconi's Italy 30 years ago in this regard... Ever since 2016, I've been offering these small apologies to the people of Italy when the subject comes up online. Before, I wondered what was wrong with them for such a blatant crook stay in power, confident that It Couldn't Happen Here.