technocritFeb 4

Fifty Years Ago, the Supreme Court Said Money Is Speech

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/63087166

Fifty Years Ago, the Supreme Court Said Money Is Speech - Divisions by zero

>Last week was the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision enshrining the idea that money in politics is not corruption, but constitutionally protected speech. States and cities across the US are battling the rotten legacy of that decision.

Show threadlemmylumpFeb 4

This and Citizens United gave the rich and Russia all they needed to destroy democracy.

Fuck now we got trump crypto openly taking money as corrupt as possible from countries all over the world, especially Saudi Arabi.

Show threadbearboiblakeFeb 5
Come on, this is all homegrown fascism. Sure, it benefits Russia, because the US being alienated from her allies is obviously beneficial to Russia, but Trump is corrupted mainly by American fascist interests, in my opinion.
Show threadSabinStargem

I hope we don’t repeat the mistake of not prosecuting the wealthy. By refusing to take down the bastards, the Roosevelt administration basically gave permission for fascism to grow.

Feb 5 at 6:40amWeb
Show threadbearboiblakeFeb 5
Democrats have always been complicit with fascism. The entire two party system and capitalism itself must be destroyed for freedom to reign.