WatDabney

Sorry, but no. That’s just the paper-thin excuse.

Pirating, like pretty much anything else that’s sometimes a crime in the current US, is A-OK if you can buy enough judges and politicians.

Or better yet, use your own brain.

even if it’s not quite as open as the alternative social network Mastodon, another decentralized X rival.

Mastodon can’t be “another” decentralized X rival, since it’s the only one of the two that actually is decentralized. BlueSky just pretends to be.

That’s the correct choice.

Granted, China cannot be trusted. But China cannot be trusted in the same sense that a used car salesman cannot be trusted. The US, by contrast, cannot be trusted in the same sense that a rabid weasel cannot be trusted.

Agreed on both counts.

And on another note, I took a gamble there by just referring to “Bob,” and it’s cool that that worked.

“I can’t believe I used to like these guys.”

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I clearly and concisely supported my contention that the term “fascist” is appropriate to this administration.

You responded with a string of laughably false ad hominems, painfully transparent paychological projection and a pathetic attempt to just dismiss my argument out of hand. The one thing you did NOT respond with is even the faintest trace of intellectual integrity, so there’s no point in trying to pursue thecdebate any further.

Oh and… a thing that people like you seem to generally fail to grasp - you don’t really fool anyone. The lurkers can see what you’re doing just as clearly as I can.

It’s really sort of astonishing that every single thing you said here is wrong. And mostly misspelled to boot.

Right, but in the case of the current US and the current administration, the term is accurate.

Fascism is a far-right (check) political ideology characterized by authoritarianism (check), extreme nationalism (check), and the suppression of opposition (check), often led by a dictatorial leader (check). It emphasizes the subordination of individual interests to the perceived good of the nation or race (check) and typically involves a centralized autocratic government (check).

Which is exactly why it’s relevant today.

Fascists don’t magically stop being fascists just because you happen to hate the same people they do.

A government that can ban social media sites is going to base their choices of which ones to ban on their preferences - not yours.