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10. State Capture

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 09:11 PM

Feb 2025

A better word for it is "state capture". Manipulating state institutions, cronyism, lack of accountability and eroding democracy. A clear example in South Africa, but also oligarchy/broligarchy, etc. Musk is a clear example, but it permeates the entire new regime.

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I Just Watched The Scariest Nicolle Wallace Show Ever [View all] gab13by13 Feb 2025 OP

Lordy, it was bone chilling. The WaPo reporter who "reworded" what is happening to us allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #1

Musk is a major asshole and certainly trouble but the real coup... S/V Loner Feb 2025 #2

Agree, but tend to think it's a collusion of all parties. The massive size of the gov't. requires many allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #3

I agree 100%. They are all working together. I just... S/V Loner Feb 2025 #4

Yeppers. We dodged the bullet in his first term because they were disorganized and too allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #9

strange- I think that Jeffries and Schumer do have not responded to her invite to go on her show. riversedge Feb 2025 #5

maybe one of the thousands of fired FBI agents will stop him. ecstatic Feb 2025 #6

So far, it's individual 'profiles of courage' taking a stand against tyranny. Septua Feb 2025 #11

I agree. kentuck Feb 2025 #7

I saw it too, and you're right, it was hard to hear them confirm what we thought was happening is actually happening. Native Feb 2025 #8

State Capture posttruthsage Feb 2025 #10

You can't LPBBEAR Feb 2025 #12

Hakeem and Chuck ... dchill Feb 2025 #13