• deranger@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    They’ll do something about it alright, like pushing for further militarization of the police, increased government latitude to spy on civilians, and restrictions of what kinds of weapons we’re permitted to own.

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      Yeah this is just the precursor to cyberpunk (both the genre and the franchise) where corporate CEOs move with militarized armed escorts and have free reign to control areas and traffic where they see fit

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        17 days ago

        Which will really drive hatred and show the wage slaves exactly who owns their country. Could backfire spectacularly.