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   JA Westenberg (daojoan@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 20:34:20 JST JA Westenberg

   Every time a tech company says “We’re focused on improving the user experience,” a beloved feature dies, they add chatGPT and their CEO donates $100m to the nearest Nazi

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:15:19 JST Rich Felker

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     • Howard Phillips

     @HPlovedaft @Daojoan Um, who do you think it is they're giving to that's not "literal nazis"?

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     Howard Phillips (hplovedaft@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:15:21 JST Howard Phillips

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     @Daojoan Agreed for the most part, but unless we're talking about literal Nazis (like the ones imported into every level of government and intelligence by Operation Paperclip), it seems rather reductive to just say Nazis.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:27:33 JST Rich Felker

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     • Howard Phillips

     @HPlovedaft @Daojoan No, I want you to stop JAQing off in folks' replies with vague claims that the folks they've made giant donations to "aren't actually nazis".

     Establishing that they're donating to nazis does not require a list of everyone they donated to. What I want to know is who, among the vile parties they've made large donations to that the rest of us agree are nazis, you think is "not a literal nazi".

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     Howard Phillips (hplovedaft@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:27:34 JST Howard Phillips

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     @dalias @Daojoan

     So you want a list of everyone big tech companies have donated to that isn't affiliated with the national socialist movement? Right I'll get on that ASAP. 🙄

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     Howard Phillips (hplovedaft@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:37:57 JST Howard Phillips

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @Daojoan Nowhere did I refute their claim, I simply said it's reductive to just say Nazis. The issue is far more nuanced than just "Red V Blue" or "Nazis V Commies".

     Anyone slightly right of center who sees a post like this is just going to roll their eyes and keep scrolling instead of actually engaging.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:37:57 JST Rich Felker

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     • Howard Phillips

     @HPlovedaft @Daojoan It's not nuanced. I'll spell it out clearly. People who keep Mein Kampf by their bedside are nazis. People who make nazi salutes are nazis. People who make & act upon plans to exterminate scapegoat racial or gender groups are nazis. People who willingly collaborate with nazis are nazis. People who vote for nazis are nazis. The entire Republican party is nazis.

     If you actually believe these companies have not donated giant amounts of money to any of the above, I have an NFT of a bridge to sell you...

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     Howard Phillips (hplovedaft@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:52:08 JST Howard Phillips

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     @dalias @Daojoan I feel like you're intentionally misrepresenting my argument, I don't disagree with the fact that there are Nazis being donated to, I'm sure there are.

     I disagree with the disingenuous use of the term Nazi here when the vast vast majority of silicon valley is left wing.

     It implies that the majority if not all donations are going to Nazis when in fact the vast majority of money flowing in big tech is going to left wing causes.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:52:08 JST Rich Felker

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     • Howard Phillips

     @HPlovedaft @Daojoan There was never an implication that "the majority if not all donations are going to nazis". IDGAF if they give $100M to some spineless Dems "to make up for" giving $100M to literal nazis. The latter is utterly damning and there is nothing you can do to atone for giving *anything* to nazis short of wiping out those nazis.

     The idea that "vast vast majority of silicon valley is left wing" is utterly bonkers wrong, but a common misconception. Everything about SV is hardcore technofascist. A lot of the workers might *fancy themselves* left wing, but they won't stand in the way of their bosses collaborating with nazis (and they probably agree with the nazis on lots of the bs about "undesirables" and homelessness/"crime").

     The few who would have already been ousted for doing so.

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     Howard Phillips (hplovedaft@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:54:57 JST Howard Phillips

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     @dalias @Daojoan

     Also if you believe that all Republicans are Nazis, you're every bit as naive as the people who bought into McCarthyism.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 23:54:57 JST Rich Felker

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     @HPlovedaft @Daojoan 🙄 Spotted the concern-trolling Republican. 👆

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 00:00:52 JST Rich Felker

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     • Howard Phillips

     @HPlovedaft @Daojoan LMAO we are not here to have "socratic dialog" with people who think nazis have points worthy of debate.

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     Howard Phillips (hplovedaft@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 00:00:53 JST Howard Phillips

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @Daojoan Alright, it's obvious you don't wish to engage in a socratic dialogue here and only wish to hammer your point home at any cost.

     The issue of authoritarianism transcends party lines.

     Have fun with your conspiratorial Nazi panic.

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     purple 👊✊💨 (purple@nya.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 00:16:52 JST purple 👊✊💨

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     • Howard Phillips

     @HPlovedaft@mastodon.social @dalias@hachyderm.io @Daojoan@mastodon.social fuck off, nazi.

     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: likes this.
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     Howard Phillips (hplovedaft@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Mar-2025 00:16:53 JST Howard Phillips

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @Daojoan again you intentionally misrepresent my argument.

     I challenge you to find one single statement I've made that would lead a rational person to believe I'm defending Nazis.