Not that I don't enjoy a good takedown video, but it's just so incredibly obvious

  • DavidGarcia@feddit.nl
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    17 days ago

    He's not exactly employed by the state, but by the establishment controlling the state. Subtle but important difference.

    • REgon [they/them]
      hexagon
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      17 days ago

      Yeah I just didn't want to write something like "the deep state" because it would summon an infinite number of smuglord lemmitor

      • ButtBidet [he/him]
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        17 days ago

        And not to attack you, but ya "the deep state" can be a dog-whistle for antisemitism.

        • REgon [they/them]
          hexagon
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          17 days ago

          yeah that too was a reason, no attack perceived

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      17 days ago

      I don't see a meaningful difference between the two. Much like I don't see how "thinktanks" that provide policy to the state are not part of the state itself. It's effectively the privatisation of branches of state. They're still the state, just under absolute complete and total capital-control with absolutely zero potential for "democratic" machinations to affect them.

    • Venat [he/him, any]
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      17 days ago

      Isn't that the state though? The state is the avatar, the apparatus, the tool and apparatus of the dominant political class of a given polity. It doesn't necessarily need to be a government position, agency, or NGO/NPO connected thereof.

    • Weedian [he/him]
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      17 days ago

      you're not allowed on HBO unless you tow the line