• Mantzy81@aussie.zone
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    5 days ago

    If you ever needed proof that the establishment Dems are actually a right-wing party.

    They’re still left of the fascist authoritarianism that the GOP have leaned into but they’re right-wing nonetheless.

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      5 days ago

      I mean…

      This has been in the news before, also his other daughter that lobbies for Facebook.

      This isn’t a unique thing, neoliberals held the reigns for 30 years and they set their kids up in lots of cushy positions especially at tech companies

      Neoliberals and tech bros have been in bed together since they agreed to claim the dotcom boom was somehow caused by tax cuts after it started

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    The article suggests Schumers name alone may scare people into backing down, but how is it not the other way? How are people not putting Schumers feet to fire after he wouldn’t let a vote happen that affected an industry his daughter is in?

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      5 days ago

      They think chuck schumer should be publicly drawn and quartered. They’re not wrong on this one specific position

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    I’m a contractor for Amazon. This structure always confused the hell out of me but suddenly it all makes sense…