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Re:U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel by voidfunc on Saturday August 23, 2025 @02:29AM (#44993753)
> It's about re-aligning the entire nation's value system and culture to allow such development to happen in the first place.

It's taken about 8 years to realign the US from a democracy to a fascist regime, something that was nearly unthinkable. This isn't a hard problem with the right propaganda and manipulation.

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Re:U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel by chrsw on Saturday August 23, 2025 @07:06PM (#44999828)
Yes but it's easy to go from democracy to fascism. It's harder going the other way. It's like going from a clean house to a messy house is much easier than going from a filthy house to a tidy house.
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