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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by aaronbrethorst on Friday June 12, 2020 @11:13AM (#23500053)
Will they come after my small business next?

I’m familiar with the phenomenon of the “temporarily embarrassed millionaire,” but I’ve never heard of anyone seeing themselves as a temporarily embarrassed oligarch before.

No, they won’t come after your small business.

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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by tobz1000 on Friday June 12, 2020 @11:27AM (#23500195)
That's not how I understood it. I think OP's first paragraph is better read with some quote marks:

> I often see many people show immediate solidarity with Amazon as soon as the ideas of anti-trust or monopoly are brought up. "If the government is allowed to break up a large corporation then where does it stop? Will they come after my small business next?"

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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by scarface74 on Friday June 12, 2020 @04:54PM (#23503797)
You mean the same nanny state that comes after people who braid hair? Yes, the government will in fact come after small businesses.
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