Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoTrump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer, Suggests Government Stakewww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down19
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkTrump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer, Suggests Government Stakewww.macrumors.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up138arrow-down1·10 hours agoSo… Members of the government are seizing private companies for themselves? Isn’t that why we can’t have universal healthcare or free education? Because the slippery slope would lead to the government seizing private property? Why are we skipping the good parts?
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down1·10 hours agoThis is to help Elon Musk control TikTok without actually having to buy all of it. The government share are going to be non-voting shares.
minus-squaretreadfullinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoOh, but it’s fine when the government is made up of corporatists.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 hours agoCivil forfeiture has existed for decades. Taking property for themselves hasn’t been the problem.
So…
Members of the government are seizing private companies for themselves?
Isn’t that why we can’t have universal healthcare or free education?
Because the slippery slope would lead to the government seizing private property?
Why are we skipping the good parts?
This is to help Elon Musk control TikTok without actually having to buy all of it.
The government share are going to be non-voting shares.
Oh, but it’s fine when the government is made up of corporatists.
Civil forfeiture has existed for decades. Taking property for themselves hasn’t been the problem.