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by friedman23 2848 days ago
I'm a tax-payer and I don't defend everything the government does.

There is only one organization in the US that is forcing me to pay a massive chunk my income towards things I don't even support.

Maybe once Google is capable of doing something like that we should consider breaking them up.

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As with everything else, there is a market for states. If you don't like this one you can patronize a different one. The right of exit still exists.

In a participatory republic you have the option of actually engaging in the process and changing policy. Maybe you ought to vote with your dollars accordingly.

Also, there's no action being "defended" here. The American state is not actually prosecuting tech companies for antitrust. The EU is.