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   Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 18:22:35 JST Aral Balkan

   When an unelected billionaire controls what your government does through pithy decrees, you no longer have a democracy, you have a monarchy.

   Call it an oligarchy if it makes you feel better.

   https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/a-government-shutdown-looked-unlikely-then-elon-musk-took-to-x/ar-AA1w7qro

   #musk #USA #monarchy #oligarchy #capitalism #billionaires

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 18:51:03 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Peter Bindels

     @dascandy True.

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     Peter Bindels (dascandy@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2024 18:51:04 JST Peter Bindels

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     @aral *AHEM*

     I do believe that most current monarchies have much less money, and more control from the public over what happens.