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by davkan 492 days ago
I agree deregulation is a focus of the current admin but there is also control. See pam bondi threatening to prosecute private companies with DEI programs. If you consider healthcare to be industry it would be one of our largest and he has implemented anti trans control there as well.

I expect overall deregulation regarding safety and environment etc will continue but alongside it there will be strict directives that comport with the right wing social and ideological agendas.
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leovingi 492 days ago
>See pam bondi threatening to prosecute private companies with DEI programs

And previously private companies were being threatened with lawsuits due to disparate impact in hiring, which lead to the creation of said DEI programs

If you consider the current situation control and a precursor towards fascism, you have to consider the past situation in the same light

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littlestymaar 492 days ago
But who threatened? If you fail to see the difference between legal actions from private entities and threats by a government that shows it doesn't feel bounded by laws (see illegal actions from the memecoin department) then you should probably refrain from giving your opinion…
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davkan 492 days ago
No, i would consider the prior to be in the vein of civil rights if I believed it happened in an even remotely similar way.
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