US President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation to deliver stark warnings about an “oligarchy” of ultra-wealthy individuals and a “tech-industrial complex” that infringes on Americans’ rights and threatens the future of democracy in the nation.

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  • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    It’s technically a democratic republic.

    This is a common right wing talking point and their comment really added nothing that I hadn’t already simplified with the comment they were replying to, which is a common right wing response to criticizing the US as not truly being democratic despite its claims.

    “Satire demands clarity of purpose”, but so do such ambiguous nitpicking. My intent was clear because I included the references to marx engels and lenin. Their comment was indeed nitpicking and that nitpicking was unclear of purpose.

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      Not everyone is told history in the way you know history, it is not common knowledge everywhere.

      I mean it should, but it isn’t