• ZeroOne@lemmy.world
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    So basically the Americans get Chinese-Style authoritarianism, but without the prosperity

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      yeah all the worst parts without any of the benefits, like education or healthcare

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        Competition for places in universities and even good doctors in China is crazy, or so I’ve heard. In general it’s a “dog eat dog” society much more than the US one, despite common misconceptions about both.

        I dunno what “prosperity” they mean, the ability to actually start and finish projects is spectacular for China, yes. That’s why western nations are trying to hurt Chinese logistics, attacking their sources of raw materials, markets and routes. But the average Chinese man does not yet have an easier life than the average US-American.

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    Hey, we had a whole Orville episode on how this was a shit plan. The US Media trashed China for this plan.

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      Don’t tread on me unless I’m too chickenshit to make you pay.

      That’s what it means. It’s just that ancaps usually dream of a situation of some widespread ancap ethics and ancap solidarity, so that “making them pay” is possible. While IRL it’s not. Solidarity is hard for humans. Building it on the ancap basis is even harder because ancap just doesn’t address human herd instincts.

      The proper political ideology IMHO is bog standard ancap+Georgism logically, but with socialist aesthetics and dynamics. Something similar to anarcho-syndicalism and Trotskyism, but with the individual part more pronounced. These are not really contradictory to each other, because the right libertarian part here approaches rules and logic and feedbacks, while the socialist part approaches projects. These are different layers of the same system, they are perfectly compatible. Like L3 and L4 in computer networks.

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    I didn’t remember emigrating to China.

    Damn, this dude has to pick the shittiest aspects of every other country and implement them. But even the shitty countries have socialized health care and things like paid maternal leave. Does he pick those features? Of course not.

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      Nobody here in China knows wtf a social credit score is. Also the healthcare is less socialized than your average European country, but they do take measures to keep costs down.

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    Hi, im potential threat #3EF728.

    Anyone who would use this metric to categorize me in the first place is inherently a threat to me.

    Figure that one out.

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    Don’t be afraid of them. Say it all loudly and often.

    Donald Trump is a traitor who should have been hung years ago. Elon Musk is a Nazi who should be beaten to death in the streets. Palantir should be dismantled for supporting and enabling fascism around the world. All billionaires should be publicly executed for crimes against humanity. The current American government is an enemy of freedom and democracy around the globe and should be overthrown by force if peaceful means are no longer possible, which looks more and more each day to be an accurate assessment of the situation.

    Fear will not silence us. We have more power than they ever will. All we have to do is decide to use it.

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    it’s okay guys! The NRA said they were here to prevent this sort of thing!

    We’re in goooood hands!

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    Brought to you by the party of:

    • small government
    • personal freedoms
    • states’ rights
    • less spending
    • free speech
    • religious liberty
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    Hey Iran, if you’re listening, and you’re looking for a soft target to add to your retaliation list for the recent attack…well while you probably can’t break into the White House, something tells me Palantir’s offices are a lot less heavily defended…They also do a lot of intelligence work, so they’re a valid military target.

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    Between this and the ICE contractor ShadowDragon using their platform SocialNet to track “potential threats” it’s beginning to paint a grim picture.

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        I don’t know a lot but I made a comment about it before that I share here with some basic info and further reading. I’ll post it here.

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        TL;DR:

        ICE contractor ShadowDragon uses their platform SocialNet to map individuals’ digital footprints, personal data and connections across 200+ sites such as OnlyFans, WhatsApp, Roblox and Duolingo.

        ShadowDragon claims it accesses data in real-time without storing it, sidestepping some accountability.

        ICE and other agencies, including the DEA and State Department, use SocialNet for investigations, citing its utility in tracking criminal activity, despite their unwillingness to prove that criminality in court.

        Link to the 404Media article without the required sign in.

        Link to Mozilla’s follow-up article which mentions some additional involved companies.