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[–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

This is where centrist and classic liberal dems are gonna really dig in their heels and show complicity with the wealthy elites and the actual left can make names for themselves. Flock type cameras and data centers are extremely dangerous unpopular but politicians who are there to get bribed simply can’t help but take that sweet sweet cash, and won’t be able to refuse domestic abuse programs in the name of safety, because they will know deep down they are doing unpopular shit and they’ll think they’re approving programs that will protect them from the masses should it come down to that one day.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago*

    Spoiler: There is no protection from the masses if they get desperate enough and decide to flip the fuck out because they aren't being represented and have no real future the way things are going. The masses are the very same people who they rely on for food, protection, transport, etc.

    This model is often referred to as a "society" and breaking the social contract with society at large is generally a spectacularly bad idea that tends to work out poorly for all parties involved.

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    [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    This is just a taste of foreshadowing for when the government comes in with wads of cash to bail out the more loyal owners of AI datacenters when the bubble pops.

    It'll all pivot to running the surveillance nightmare they're already building.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago*

    It’ll all pivot to running the surveillance nightmare they’re already building.

    it's not a pivot, it's the primary goal -- everything else is just the excuse for building it since they've learned that people are going to be demanding more as the capitalism further erodes into fascism.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (20 children)

    Good waste money with domestic bullshit and less money into foreign bloodshed.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (19 children)

    Are you or anyone else is the world using any American tech? Then it impact you directly.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

    I'm not sure how deploying intelligence contractors to cities across the US will impact anyone outside the US.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

    Rough. I just explained it. Are you using any US tech? If so, you are in the surveilance apparatus regardless.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

    But how does deploying intelligence contractors to cities specifically impact people outside the US? People outside the US are being surveilled, for sure, but I don't think there's any difference before or after deploying a contractor to Portland or whatever.

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  • [–] -4 points 3 weeks ago* (9 children)

    Because once they have complete control domestically, they will turn outward in a way not seen before.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (7 children)

    You have it entirely backwards. They were already facing outward, fascism is imperialist repression turned inward.

    Amerika's chickens are coming home to roost.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Outwardly, they were restrained. You'll see something new. Enjoy your shadenfreude, I hope it isn't too short lived.

    Your opinion makes as much sense in the context of 1934 Germany, as it does in today's USA.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Outwardly, they were restrained

    Amerika was so restrained in destroying multiple countries, funding multiple genocides, running decades long kidnapping and torture operations, funding neocolonialism, etc. Only privileged EuroAmerikans could be this disconnected from reality.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Can you really not see them getting worse?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    It is getting worse...

    for Amerikans (and US imperial lapdogs).

    But I hate to be the one to break it to you that is simply the consequences of the systems they have in place. Fascism is just the teeth of imperialism coming home to make up for the tendency for rate of profit to fall and the liberation of the periphery.

    For most of the world Amerika(and it's lapdogs although making the distinction between a king and it's vassals is slightly meaningless) has been the most evil empire on earth for decades (if not longer) and currently things are infact improving as multipolarity becomes more and more real.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    Yeah, we will see something new.

    We'll see the US lose, and then continue to turn imperialist repression inward. Iran is going to win, Russia is going to win, China is going to win, and there's nothing the US can do about it. Fewer and fewer people around the world will use US tech, so the repression will crank up on the people who keep using it. Eventually that's just going to be the US and its closest allies.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I get the hate for the US. I just find it strange how you think a hegemon going from bad to worse is good for anyone.

    I'm also calling on bad faith arguments for denouncing American imperialism yet cheering for Russian imperialism. Hypocrisy isn't a strong argument.

    Also, it's closest "allies" is a very loaded term today. No one trusts a rogue hegemon.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago*

    I never made any value claims about anything being "good" or "bad" actually. I'm merely telling you the trajectory of history.

    Interesting that you read a value claim from my comments, though. 👀

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    American tech spying is nothing new, the elections in my country are already been impacted with american social media, wasting money to target usians for a change is still positive to me.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Sorry you can't see the bigger picture.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    At least we're not socialist.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago
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    [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago*

    According to the statement of work, contractors will be tasked with conducting analytical research “to identify and assess relationships among individuals, organizations, locations, events, activities, data points, and other entities.” They will review information to identify “known, reported, or potential relationships; recurring patterns; organizational structures; associations; areas of convergence; temporal or geographic connections; and other linkages relevant to the assigned intelligence requirement.”

    Guilt by association. Warrantless information gathering and surveillance.

    all agents must possess previously awarded active top secret clearance, with eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Information

    These investigations will be so secret that clearance alone will not grant someone access. Each person must be specifically granted access to each individual investigation itself.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 weeks ago

    Everything is gonna be fine after the midterm, stop being a doomer. Don’t even report this. We don’t need an informed public.

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