Every day we get closer to an Orwellian society. The United Kingdom may already be one.

  • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    big US capitalists are the ones ruling western nations (and the third world, through neocolonialism). other western oligarchs might play a role.

    in this case, europe doesn’t have its own big tech that compares to the US’s, and i don’t think they are allowed to.

    i don’t think they are relying on a formal, yearly summit to do so either. the real politics are made behind close doors, and i doubt there’s a public list anywhere of the people coming to agreements on how to direct their power.

    i will agree they are fascists who learned their lesson from nazi mistakes.

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      13 hours ago

      They don’t need their own tech companies. Europe has its own oligarchs. They’re the problem.

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        10 hours ago

        being independent is better, but oligarchs are a real problem aren’t they. we really gotta figure this shit out.