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Democracy (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rr7 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ok but why are we lumping in a greedy ceo with criminal state regimes? Don't you think it's a little overkill to compare strenuous API costs to Tiananmen Square?

[–] Aeoneir 3 points 1 year ago

What does the USSR have to do with tiananmen square?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's hyperbolic, sure, but I'm okay with that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What do you think spez would be doing if he had an entire country in his grips...being a good dude?

[–] rainfern 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Those are the kinds of personalities that can commit atrocities.

At least lemmy wasn't started by tankies... oh wait.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'd like to think that he wouldn't have started literal genocides, but i guess we'll never find out