▲ 1515 ▼ How bout that (discuss.online) submitted 11 months ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] minorkeys@lemmy.world 180 points 11 months ago (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Rothe@piefed.social 118 points 11 months ago (5 children) Consequences imposed by whom? The US is currently ruled by the very powers who are employing these accounts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 18 points 11 months ago (4 children) ruled by I'd say controlled by is more accurate, because the people who factually rule the US are not based outside of the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rothe@piefed.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 child) I never said they were. I said they were employing these accounts. But anyway, the oligarchs who rule the US are not all based in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago I got your point, just tried to make the distinction between ruling and controlling, because in my eyes the verb ruling is for those who are factually in charge (the people in official positions) and controlling is a better fit for those that are de facto in charge (oligarchs, international corpo's, foreign state actors etc). permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayyy@piefed.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 child) the people who factually rule the US are not based outside of the US. Krasnov heartily agrees. As does his boss, Putin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 1 point 11 months ago They are the boss, i agree, but the factually Trump is in the highest position and factually nobody rules over him. I'm not argueing that reality is different, because it's obvious Trump is behaving as a russian asset. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) People should get motivated to force change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rothe@piefed.social 118 points 11 months ago (5 children) Consequences imposed by whom? The US is currently ruled by the very powers who are employing these accounts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 18 points 11 months ago (4 children) ruled by I'd say controlled by is more accurate, because the people who factually rule the US are not based outside of the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rothe@piefed.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 child) I never said they were. I said they were employing these accounts. But anyway, the oligarchs who rule the US are not all based in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago I got your point, just tried to make the distinction between ruling and controlling, because in my eyes the verb ruling is for those who are factually in charge (the people in official positions) and controlling is a better fit for those that are de facto in charge (oligarchs, international corpo's, foreign state actors etc). permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayyy@piefed.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 child) the people who factually rule the US are not based outside of the US. Krasnov heartily agrees. As does his boss, Putin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 1 point 11 months ago They are the boss, i agree, but the factually Trump is in the highest position and factually nobody rules over him. I'm not argueing that reality is different, because it's obvious Trump is behaving as a russian asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] huppakee@piefed.social 18 points 11 months ago (4 children) ruled by I'd say controlled by is more accurate, because the people who factually rule the US are not based outside of the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rothe@piefed.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 child) I never said they were. I said they were employing these accounts. But anyway, the oligarchs who rule the US are not all based in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago I got your point, just tried to make the distinction between ruling and controlling, because in my eyes the verb ruling is for those who are factually in charge (the people in official positions) and controlling is a better fit for those that are de facto in charge (oligarchs, international corpo's, foreign state actors etc). permalink fedilink source parent [–] rayyy@piefed.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 child) the people who factually rule the US are not based outside of the US. Krasnov heartily agrees. As does his boss, Putin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 1 point 11 months ago They are the boss, i agree, but the factually Trump is in the highest position and factually nobody rules over him. I'm not argueing that reality is different, because it's obvious Trump is behaving as a russian asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rothe@piefed.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 child) I never said they were. I said they were employing these accounts. But anyway, the oligarchs who rule the US are not all based in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago I got your point, just tried to make the distinction between ruling and controlling, because in my eyes the verb ruling is for those who are factually in charge (the people in official positions) and controlling is a better fit for those that are de facto in charge (oligarchs, international corpo's, foreign state actors etc). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] huppakee@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago I got your point, just tried to make the distinction between ruling and controlling, because in my eyes the verb ruling is for those who are factually in charge (the people in official positions) and controlling is a better fit for those that are de facto in charge (oligarchs, international corpo's, foreign state actors etc). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rayyy@piefed.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 child) the people who factually rule the US are not based outside of the US. Krasnov heartily agrees. As does his boss, Putin. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] huppakee@piefed.social 1 point 11 months ago They are the boss, i agree, but the factually Trump is in the highest position and factually nobody rules over him. I'm not argueing that reality is different, because it's obvious Trump is behaving as a russian asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] huppakee@piefed.social 1 point 11 months ago They are the boss, i agree, but the factually Trump is in the highest position and factually nobody rules over him. I'm not argueing that reality is different, because it's obvious Trump is behaving as a russian asset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) People should get motivated to force change. permalink fedilink source parent
