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Ending fascists’ grip on power not only requires voting them out, but replacing them with the right people.
Aaron G. Fountain, Jr.
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Gerontocracy endangers democracy.
One pressing question is how the worldwide outrage might, and could, spread to his other business interests, not least his largest interest: SpaceX.
There is a real human cost behind cold, calculated “efficiency.”
Musk's unelected role at the forefront of U.S. government, and his company's near monopolisation of satellite internet communications, increases his global political and economic power grab, and attacks on democracy.
Ending fascists’ grip on power not only requires voting them out, but replacing them with the right people.
Gerontocracy endangers democracy.
One pressing question is how the worldwide outrage might, and could, spread to his other business interests, not least his largest interest: SpaceX.
There is a real human cost behind cold, calculated “efficiency.”
Musk's unelected role at the forefront of U.S. government, and his company's near monopolisation of satellite internet communications, increases his global political and economic power grab, and attacks on democracy.
In many European countries, the far right holds or shares power. Democracy is in crisis.
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If Trump indeed tanks your 401(k) to make himself and his friends even richer, the opposition party should make that the centerpiece of their attack heading into next year’s election.
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Yarvin saw the “red pill” as the realization that the Enlightenment ideals he came to associate with “the cathedral” and democracy are actually a poison leading to societal decadence and decline.
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As the American public continues to publicly stand up to the administration, Trump’s grip on power will eventually slip.
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It is clear that authoritarian fascists, in the United States and elsewhere, do not want education that promotes critical thinking.
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Musk's unelected role at the forefront of U.S. government, and his company's near monopolisation of satellite internet communications, increases his global political and economic power grab, and attacks on democracy.
There is a real human cost behind cold, calculated “efficiency.”
