• Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      8 hours ago

      Exactly the opposite lesson to take. We need public social media, not corporate social media. We need rights and guarantees, not profit taking and psyops.

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        2 hours ago

        Because the government of the US is very well known for letting dissenting voices have a soap box…

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        6 hours ago

        I like having a bunch of nonprofits because if one turns bad, I can switch. Your idea will work better if the state becomes controlled by the public.

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          2 hours ago

          States are never controlled by the public, or the working class, to be more precise.

          States exists to protect the interest of oligarchs. Nothing more, nothing less.