Tech billionaires are now shaping the militarization of American cities

40 pointsposted 3 months ago
by pseudolus
(arstechnica.com)

6 Comments

general1465

3 months ago

Revolution always eats it's children. Today it is the taking rights away from ordinary citizens, tomorrow it will be taking rights away from rich citizens.

pixelready

3 months ago

Yep. Same thing happened in Germany. Hitler initially gained the support of the business community who saw a right wing ally and thought he would just mobilize his power against Labor Rights on their behalf, but also assumed he could be controlled by them long term. They were wrong.

Trasmatta

3 months ago

Being a CEO of a large corporation is inherently an authoritarian position. Not surprising that they'd be the first in line to lick the boots of an authoritarian fascist government.

coldtea

3 months ago

Lick the boots? They run the show

Trasmatta

3 months ago

They lick the boots so that they can continue to run the show. Why do you think they're constantly giving Trump bribes?

coldtea

3 months ago

Same reason companies lobby.

Lobbyists don't "lick boots" they put politicians in their pockets.