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by FrustratedMonky 38 days ago
This probably needs to be highlighted more.

It isn't just governments.

This is also quietly being backed by some big corporations with money .

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> governments

> big corporations with money

Is there a notable difference between these two in most places? There _should_ be but in practice it feels like more and more places function closer to an oligarchy than whatever form of “democracy” they espouse to practice.

I'm scared that the influence of the largest companies exceeds governments of most nations.