Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTrump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer, Suggests Government Stakewww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down113
arrow-up1233arrow-down1external-linkTrump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer, Suggests Government Stakewww.macrumors.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up168arrow-down1·9 months agoSo… Members of the government are seizing private companies for themselves? Isn’t that why we can’t have universal healthcare or free education? Because the slippery slope would lead to the government seizing private property? Why are we skipping the good parts?
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down1·9 months agoThis is to help Elon Musk control TikTok without actually having to buy all of it. The government share are going to be non-voting shares.
minus-squarebanghida@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoBecause that’s what’s been going on for a while now?
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoBecause he is the puppet master.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 months agoCivil forfeiture has existed for decades. Taking property for themselves hasn’t been the problem.
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoOh, but it’s fine when the government is made up of corporatists.
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Members of the government are seizing private companies for themselves?
Isn’t that why we can’t have universal healthcare or free education?
Because the slippery slope would lead to the government seizing private property?
Why are we skipping the good parts?
This is to help Elon Musk control TikTok without actually having to buy all of it.
The government share are going to be non-voting shares.
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Because that’s what’s been going on for a while now?
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Because he is the puppet master.
Civil forfeiture has existed for decades. Taking property for themselves hasn’t been the problem.
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Oh, but it’s fine when the government is made up of corporatists.