Society/Culture Silver tape, not red tape, is a threat to democracy

[its free real estate]

Also who's interest does the security state serve, certainly not the American publics?

No organ of the state serves the public, and never has. It serves the state.

 

[HurleyHepsHird]

No organ of the state serves the public, and never has. It serves the state.

No, in the US it serves capital. That's the purpose of the state in capitalist societies, to serve the interests of the ownership class.

 

[its free real estate]

No, in the US it serves capital. That's the purpose of the state in capitalist societies, to serve the interests of the ownership class.

Semantics. The US state predates its capital and has always served itself, and only served capital subsequently to strengthen itself. Facebook, Google et al are the best organs of US power projected overseas. It’s why the Chinese so strongly refuse both.

 

[HurleyHepsHird]

Semantics. The US state predates its capital and has always served itself, and only served capital subsequently to strengthen itself. Facebook, Google et al are the best organs of US power projected overseas. It’s why the Chinese so strongly refuse both.

No it doesn't.

The US state was literally created to serve the interests of mercantilist landholders mad about being taxed.

China is a state capitalist country, as per Mao's own words and vision. The final goal of a stateless communist society was never realised, some would argue due to Dengist reforms. The marriage in that case is just a little closer.

 

[its free real estate]

The US state was literally created to serve the interests of mercantilist landholders mad about being taxed.

It’s origin has much, much deeper roots.

 

[FireKrakouer]

Cultural Marxism is a repurposed Nazi dogwhistle, being a spin on cultural Bolshevism.

And the same attacks broadly directed at "Cultural Marxists" now, were those levelled at alleged "Cultural Bolsheviks" in the 30's. That they are undermining Western or European society, that their values and social product result in degeneracy and that their mode of assault is through culture mixing and subversion.



https://www.theguardian.com/comment...-for-rightwingers-who-love-to-play-the-victim

But it's odd seeing avowed capitalists blame Marxism for capitalism at work. Tech giants see the cost in terms of advertisers and a broader user base, for allowing reckless conspiracy mongers like Jones to use their platform to incite violence or hatred. Banning him isn't "cultural Marxism", it's a purely financial decision. You wan't unrestrained capitalism, you don't want government interference in markets, in legislating codes of conduct for media or media platforms, well this is what it's boot looks like.

Sure m8. Silicon Valley liberals are banning people with tens of millions of fans, like Alex Jones, because it will somehow increase their profits to do so. Nothing to do with ideology.

No one, not a single user, refused to use Twitter or FB because Jones was on there.

And now cultural Marxism is an anti semitic plot, because The Guardian says so? You "real socialism has never been tried" roosters sure are gullible

 

[medusala]

I thought kv had started some really crap threads but has managed to lower the bar once again

#captainlimbo

 

[CM86]

I don’t think it’s overstated. People can and do lose their livelihoods for transgressing speech codes.

Eg https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tax-expert-fired-for-saying-trans-women-aren-t-women-tpqgnm9vj

What are your thoughts on alluding ill-intent on people who read to children in public libraries for free?

 

[its free real estate]

What are your thoughts on alluding ill-intent on people who read to children in public libraries for free?

What ill intent?

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Benjamin hasn't been censored, but he's not making from YouTube anymore.

 

[Leeda]

silver scattergun approach.. it shines, it sticks and it rips everything..
so what is the point.. ? does it actually hurt?