"Free markets and personal liberties" is libertarian code for "a boot on your face forever" - ThreadSky

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socio-steve.bsky.social • 26 days ago

"Free markets and personal liberties" is libertarian code for "a boot on your face forever"

SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

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final-stats.bsky.social•26 days ago

Bad religion is eternally relevant

https://youtu.be/dX1f6H78Y_k?si=8aACvpINXZTrLAaK

andregreen.bsky.social•26 days ago

"as long as you can't vote for the boot and the boot is getting paid."

katiecannon.bsky.social•26 days ago

The state creates the currency Mr Market relies upon as well as all the laws & court decisions that decide who gets to earn a profit

Can’t recommended Pistor’s “The Code of Capital” highly enough

https://youtu.be/yqTLfJS2yiE?si=uXfnZo0-r8vUYNdU

clawfoot.bsky.social•26 days ago

Jeff just means those 2 pillars for himself, the rest of you can fuck off to a camp or something

socio-steve.bsky.social•26 days ago

I mena in some ways it is good that they are dropping the stupid pretense of disinterested objectivity but...yeah they want a market frame?....fine...don't give them money.

socio-steve.bsky.social•26 days ago

"Democracy dies in darkness" was different...civic responsibility and the idea that the press serves as a key pillar of civil society. But free markets, eh? Ok...I don't pay for burritos at the Mexican restaurant I don't really like.

katiecannon.bsky.social•26 days ago

Musk: You gotta use your bank credit card to eat

texaspete.bsky.social•26 days ago

Free market = unregulated, un-taxes mega-corporations; in that world, personal liberties only exist for the rich.

jlshannonhouse.bsky.social•26 days ago

Jeff Bezos, who famously won't build anything anywhere unless state and local governments exempt him from the rules everyone else has to follow, wants to promote "free markets"

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