Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up

Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by archagon on Friday June 12, 2020 @02:44PM (#23502339)

I'd rather live in a second-rate democracy than a first-rate corporatocracy. To me, that's the only outcome that matters. If the Chinese monopoly does things to break our laws, it can be sanctioned or banned.

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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by scarface74 on Friday June 12, 2020 @05:04PM (#23503904)

Corporate America doesn’t have the power of the police or military to take away my liberty or property.

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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by archagon on Friday June 12, 2020 @05:23PM (#23504044)

Well, it certainly did in the past!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_deaths_in_Unite...

And there are much more disturbing historical examples of unrestrained corporatism:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India

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Re:Tim Bray told a union meeting Amazon should be broken up by scarface74 on Friday June 12, 2020 @05:50PM (#23504283)

Have you seen the actions of the government lately - not in the distant pass.

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