Capitalism isn’t opposed to authoritarianism.

It thrives under it.

Less democracy = fewer rules = more extraction = higher profits.

It’s not complicated.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/why-do-corporations-love-authoritarianism/

Destroy independent universities?
Destroy independent media?
Declare public protests illegal?
Arrest and disappear legal residents?
And you thought calling him a fascist was hyperbole?

https://deadline.com/2025/03/trump-cnn-msnbc-illegal-1236327237/

An audit found that 10 top AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini, repeated false claims from a pro-Kremlin disinformation network 33% of the time (NewsGuard's Reality Check)

https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-funded-moscow-based-global
http://www.techmeme.com/250306/p42#a250306p42

Now, that is a clear message…

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/china/china-wang-yi-press-conference-trump-intl-hnk?cid=ios_app

📣 D.C., our truck is back.

Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are.

👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.

I saw this image passing by and one of the Toots replied with something I never realized.

This is the end game of rich people not paying taxes on stock:

'The basis for inherited stock is reset to the value on the date of death. If the heirs immediately sell, the capital gain and taxes on that gain would both be zero'

So, only inheritance tax would apply, no capital gain tax. The collateral bank loans are paid off and the rich person lived wealthy without paying taxes

https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/114111578392376876