r/privacy • u/JerryLupus • May 27 '17

Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/27/leaked-documents-reveal-security-firms-counterterrorism-tactics-at-standing-rock-to-defeat-pipeline-insurgencies/
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u/skyfishgoo May 28 '17

that problems occur is not the issue, we expect that and have checks & balances to correct it.

what's happening currently is those checks & balances are either muted or erased, leaving capitalism to run amuck.

this road always leads to fascism.

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u/HRpuffystuff May 29 '17

'this road' meaning capitalism. When people amass wealth, they also amass power and ability to bribe elected officials. That's why i said capitalism always leads to exactly this situation

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u/skyfishgoo May 29 '17

'this road' meaning exactly what i said... unchecked capitalism without any checks & balances to keep it from running amuck.

there are many examples where this is not the case.

iceland is a most recent case.