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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by hnlmorg on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:27PM (#25292524)
The ironic thing about the UK is we are seeing the same people advocating deregulation at the national level, while also campaigning for greater government intervention at the local level.

Or at least that's been the general sentiment I've seen in many of the Tory strongholds in the counties surrounding London.

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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by dontbeevil1992 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @01:55PM (#25292910)
this is always the right-wing rhetorical contradiction:

"less government!"... when it comes to limiting the power of capital, and redistributing its profits to society

"more government!!" when it comes to squashing dissent to capital and existing hierarchies

it's not really a contradiction, it's part of a consistent authoritarian ideology ruled by capital and other oppressive social structures, but it is outwardly hypocritical and often goes against the interests of the people who parrot it

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