• kibiz0r@midwest.social
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    21 days ago

    Guy has shown himself to grant massive favors for mild compliments and impose massive penalties for mild insults.

    It’s rare that you can make a difference of millions of dollars for your company by just saying nice things for an hour, so execs are jumping at the chance.

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    21 days ago

    If you’re referring to the legacy media, Trump is targeting them with lawsuits and threatening to pull their broadcasting license.

    If you’re referring to internet media, like The Young Turks, then it has more to do with personalities not wanting to loose their relative privilege (access).

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      21 days ago

      In b4 someone defends TYT: Cenk has basically said he is kissing ass because he thinks he can be strategic and talk them into populist economic positions. Problem is, the right uses him to say how the left has no good ideas.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    20 days ago

    Fascist governments, historically, have had a close relationship with corporations in their respective nations, to the point where they, in many ways, effectively become another arm of the government (in all of the bad ways and none of the good ways). If a corporation chooses not to align themselves with the regime, they risk being targeted.

    Look for any remaining regulatory agencies to be used as cudgels against perceived foes. When the IRS starts going after [insert corporation here] because the CEO didn’t kiss the ring fast enough, etc.

    There is also a whole lot of manufacturing consent going on, but that might only be somewhat related.

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      21 days ago

      There are corporations donating to his inauguration that have not donated in the past, or said after Jan6 they would no longer support him.

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    21 days ago

    Nothing brings a man to his knees and opens his mouth like a dick with power.

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    21 days ago

    They do the theater for pedons but they will work with whoever is in the white house and congress, the owner class doesn’t care since they win no matter what.