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• ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes, I did assume that he’s extremely stupid if he thinks anything good could ever come from Trump. It’s not like he’s some mysterious unknown quantity at this point, we’ve been through this before. Also what happened to italics1?

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  • italics2@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It was taken.

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• boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Also if it is real it’s not that bad to compliment a president on choosing a guy that actually is listening about what you have to say against big tech.

  I’m hoping Yen just fucked up and posted without thinking it through, but seriously, I can’t in any way take anyone seriously who says Trump is sticking it to big tech and fighting for the little guy when we literally know the going rate for a big tech bribe to Trump. It’s a million dollars from the CEO personally, donated to the inauguration fund. Zuck, Cook and others have each done it, and gained audiences with Trump.

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  • italics2@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I am not an American and maybe do not understand how the political system operates. However I did not write that Trump is sticking it to the big guys. You are making something up there. If Trump chose a minister is not the minister responsible for listening to the industry? Yen’s and Proton’s position (taking this from the now removed Mastodon post) was/is that the Democrats chose Kamala instead of Bernie and Kamala’s team did not listen. Trumps apointee did listen. If it were Bernie’s team I am sure Proton would complement Bernie for choosing someone who listens. I just do not think this is a big deal.

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    • boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That was referring to Yen’s statement actually, not what you said.

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      • italics2@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Then why did you quote me 😵‍💫

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• underwire212@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, I’m not a “Trumper,” but the amount of preemptive conclusions and quick judgments people make, especially those who claim to be tolerant and empathetic, is quite hypocritical.

  I don’t deny that I sometimes jump to conclusions too, but I’m amazed at how people don’t even bother to research for even a few seconds! They see a picture, realize it’s not a person destroying something Trump tweeted, notice other comments that jump to conclusions, and that’s all it takes for them to make their own conclusions.

  If those in charge’s goal is to divide us and stifle critical thinking, they’ve been remarkably successful. It’s a shame because humans could achieve so many incredible things if we weren’t constantly divided and consumed by hatred.

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  • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The tweet said “this guy who is fucking Elon musk for money now is the only one supporting the little guys”. It doesn’t take a lot to think through this, it doesn’t take empathy. We are fighting an irrational cult of personality bent on destroying the united States as we know it, and for the worse.

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• agavaa@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Idk, seems pretty bad to me: lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/12426522

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