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Clever Pseudonym's avatar

I'm old enough to remember when our Tech oligarchs were young libertarians, they were going to move fast and break things, free people and information to expand democracy and liberty, and they would never be like those greedy stuffy execs of old, they were hip and cool and liberal and believed no matter what: Don't Be Evil.

But I guess a few billion dollars, worldwide fame and power, plus hobnobbing with rich celebs and obsequious politicians and journalists will change a person. Yes, they would still change the world and people's lives, but now it would be to control and manipulate them, to make sure they lived and thought and voted in only the proper and approved ways.

Once again it just goes to show you: Yesterday's rebel is always tomorrrow's tyrant.

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Malignant's avatar

“How dare another country influence Americans through twitter! You do it the right way… like through AIPAC, and the ADL.”

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