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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 20:22:17 JST Aral Balkan

   Anyone who thinks they can vote their way out of fascism with their wallet has never seen a billionaire’s wallet.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 20:26:46 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Teri Yaki 🎹🚲💻

     @Ihazchaos Let’s just say sometimes size matters and leave it at that.

   • Teri Yaki 🎹🚲💻 (ihazchaos@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 20:26:47 JST Teri Yaki 🎹🚲💻

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     @aral Is it bulletproof?

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 20:44:33 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Joseph Meyer

     @JosephMeyer Donno, I Porsche/Volkswagen is still going and they were literal Nazis so I wouldn’t hold my breath.

   • Joseph Meyer (josephmeyer@c.im)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 20:44:34 JST Joseph Meyer

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     @aral That seems like a smart aphorism, though I will have to ponder it more before deciding whether I entirely agree. Let’s see if Tesla remains in business.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 00:16:56 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Alexander Karn

     @xankarn https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/113380040079229516

   • Alexander Karn (xankarn@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 00:16:57 JST Alexander Karn

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     @aral

     Imo, this is not about taking down Bezos (although I do think billionaires care about maintaining their aura of brilliance and invincibility).

     It’s about refusing to co-sign on cowardice and collusion.

     It’s about striving for a media diet that isn’t suffused w lies and bullshit.

     It’s about living in truth, as Havel once said.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 03:07:52 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Jeffrey P Burdick
     • Joseph Meyer

     @burdickjp @JosephMeyer Because it’s a toot and not a PhD thesis?

   • Jeffrey P Burdick (burdickjp@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 28-Oct-2024 03:07:53 JST Jeffrey P Burdick

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     • Joseph Meyer

     @aral @JosephMeyer

     Why the focus on Porsche and VW?

     Siemens
     https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1000378

     Krupp
     https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn1000125

     Maybe a better question:
     How do you pick up the pieces of an economy after a murderous dictatorship burned through it? I am not sure there are any right answers here.