Well, no matter what, a market place of ideas is only as good as the fear by the platform that it’s suppression, will cause it’s demise.
That’s how you control the controllers.
That’s the experience of a person that understands a free market makes democracy flow. I’ve seen communism, up close. Even when the leaders of a communist block, use graft, and self-aggrandizement to give them power and control.
Capitalism is like gravity - you can fight it all you want, but it’s a force you cannot free yourself from, because it makes all things run.
Well, no matter what, a market place of ideas is only as good as the fear by the platform that it’s suppression, will cause it’s demise.
That’s how you control the controllers.
General rule: You can't control the controllers. You kill as many of them as you can while minimizing your losses and casualties.
Ok, that’s not how democracy works. We let our money do the talking.
Don’t like a venue? We move the venue.
Murder only brings more murder.
That’s not a marketplace of ideas, that’s a killing field.
What does democracy have to do with it?
I think you are referring to capitalism, not democracy.
From my experience capitalism is the driver of democracy.
That's some experience.
That’s the experience of a person that understands a free market makes democracy flow. I’ve seen communism, up close. Even when the leaders of a communist block, use graft, and self-aggrandizement to give them power and control.
Capitalism is like gravity - you can fight it all you want, but it’s a force you cannot free yourself from, because it makes all things run.
Thanks for explaining gravity for me. Was previously confused.
They are not one and the same. You could have democracy and not necessarily capitalism, right?
No doubt that Taibbi's work is in the crosshairs of the powerful and I suspect there are paid trolls doing their best to derail the comments section.
Wading into the TK comments gives you goose bumps and makes you feel like a shadowy character in a John Lecarre, no doubt.
Nope
Hitler killed more with a pen than a gun. That's the effing truth.
Were you in the Ukrainian partisans during WWII?
Yes, but I don't like to talk about it.
well said!