You know what they'd have called him in Nazi Germany?
Herr Durr.
Fascist.
AnarchoGravyBoat
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I had this weird sensation when I watched Metropolis. I found myself thinking "ugh every trope and this is hacky as hell" then I remembered: "oh wait, this is the source of all of those things." It made it a lot easier to appreciate.
"...Nah."
- Capitalism
Yes, but are they sliving?
Some people drink Pepsi. Some people drink Coke. The wacky morning DJ says democracy's a joke.
Aww c'mon now, it was just a little whoopsie-doodle! We all make mistakes! Surely, it's not fair to hold those who enforce the violence of the state upon the rest of us to the same standard we hold regular people to!
These people are never arguing in good faith.
Treating them like they are is part of their effort to self legitimize, with the side benefit of wearing out people who are acting in good faith.
"slipped past"
More like "walked through the wide open thoroughfare designed to allow them in" via deliberate underfunding of regulators and de-fanging consumer protections.
Imagine if a person did this to a bunch of individuals. What would the punishment be?
That person would likely be in prison for the rest of their lives, at least, they would be removed from society as they have proven that they cannot be trusted to participate in good faith.
How will these companies be punished?
@Col3814444 yes, I absolutely meant her. For whatever reason KBin adds the mentions in replies automatically and I'm not sure if those need to be there for replies to work or not, so I just leave them.
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I'll be buying a new car soon. Fuck Mazda.