“Unorthodox deal”
Come the fuck on, it’s nakedly obvious that it’s just mafia-esque bullshit. Call it what it is.
US Takes Nearly 10% Stake in Intel, Clinching Unorthodox Deal
Submitted 2 days ago by misk@piefed.social to technology@lemmy.zip
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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
misk@piefed.social 2 days ago
This is unorthodox to neoliberals only. The alternatives are:
- let your only hardware manufacturer of this scale die - not great for national security
- bail out with no strings attached - another transfer of public wealth to shareholders
ozoned@piefed.social 2 days ago
I thought we disliked communism here? Oh right, when orange man does it, it OK. Unga munga.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 2 days ago
This isn’t communism. It’s fascism… and conservatives love fascism.
MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
But Bernie Sanders supports this initiative, I don’t know if he really follows his ideology or if he’s just a politician who doesn’t follow his principles.
thehill.com/…/5462508-sanders-backs-trump-plan-to…
LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 2 days ago
the state taking a 10% stake in a company isn’t communism
ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 2 days ago
The discussion looks a bit different on their instance lol
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yozul@beehaw.org 2 days ago
Merging corporate and government power is not at all the same thing as the workers seizing the means of production.
ozoned@piefed.social 2 days ago
I'm also not being serious.