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[–] Kleysley@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

if those who control the government belong to the capitalist class then [...]

regulatory protections [...] may be removed through the direct influence of amazon or some other large corporation

This I dont understand because if everybody votes, the government represent the interests of the whole population (still disregarding lobbying), doesnt it? And if lobbying were the issue, we could just ban it...