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Re:Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @04:24PM (#30924522)
Precisely, liberals aren't leftists in the least—at least not according to leftists. That is, world-wide, liberals and fascists have constantly worked hand-in-hand to form coalitions to keep the left out of power since WW1.

The true dialogue in America is happening amongst center-left vs. far-right ideologies.

By promoting colonization through expansionist, neoliberal policies.
Unfortunately, it just doesn't seem to be the kind of problem that capitalism is able to solve.
Re:Things you notice when you quit the news (2016) on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @10:33PM (#30437265)
None of those publications are leftist in the least. However, they do all happen to share a very strong neoliberal bias—which would put one in more of a corporate centrist bubble—akin to watching just CNN and MSNBC on cable. If you want news without extra commentary, just go straight to Reuters and/or AP.
We're saying literally anyone could do the job of Apple's CEO.
Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922) on Thursday January 06, 2022 @06:40PM (#29832304)
Why bring in outside materials into this conversation? Do we lack the capacity for reason?
Re:Engineers should invest in decision-making skills early on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @10:57PM (#29721662)
Science devoid of philosophy is merely politics.
Re:Uncomfortable Truths in Software Engineering on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @08:37AM (#29565681)
The exploitation is a feature of capitalism, not a bug.
Re:What Peng Shuai reveals about one-party rule on Friday November 26, 2021 @07:33PM (#29355882)
Only the wealthy and powerful, The Right, can afford the luxury of being truly stupid. The Left can never afford not to be as smart and pragmatic. This is why reality is always left-leaning.
Re:An Engineer's View of Venture Capitalists (2001) on Thursday November 11, 2021 @04:46PM (#29193604)
A founder is a sociopath who steals from the workers.
Facebook is essentially a utility as governments use it as one of the primary ways to communicate with their citizens. Banning someone from Facebook, in the US, is unconstitutional.
Facebook is a merely the logical consequence of late-stage capitalism—its evil nature is a feature not a bug.
Re:Facebook is nearing a reputational point of no return on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:52AM (#28787942)
If they can't be broken up—and they're too big to fail—rolling them up into a utility could be an forgone conclusion.
Re:Facebook is nearing a reputational point of no return on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:14AM (#28787391)
If they came to capitalist America knowing of its history, they're probably A-OK with being politically abhorrent.
Re:The Tech Worker Handbook on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @06:47PM (#28779459)
Which is why it's sometimes necessary to go above the court and take the information straight to the people.
A liberal is a capitalist is a conservative. The NY Times hails from smack-dab in the middle of the corporate center of American politics.
Especially for the relatively poor red states that depend on blue state subsidy.
Re:Hand gestures that last longer than spoken languages on Monday August 23, 2021 @05:39AM (#28273814)
They're definitely reading way too much into it and should probably take a good, hard look at themselves.
Your comments aren't news and we aren't the government suppressing your speech, so I'm not sure what you're going on about.
One word: pickles.