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It's more that Sony has effectively bought "justice" (i.e. a court decision) favorable to its interests by bringing overwhelming legal resources to bear.


The corporations own all elected officials (executive, legislative, and judicial) and MSM except some ostensible, powerless dreamers who think they can make a difference nibbling on the ephemeral periphery. The most rational and bravest voices in media (Hedges, Chomsky, Nader, Maté, Blumenthal) are currently ostracized as effectively-mute dissidents, conflated with conspiracy theorists and religious zealots for their crimes of factual, professional reporting.

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." ― Upton Sinclair

The prevailing filter bubble of the bourgeoisie and the rich is intent on remaining secure at all costs, assassinations included. Just look around the world where journalists are murdered most and then where they are deplatformed.


"And here on the left we see a perfect sample of how a good comment that most would likely agree with had it not been killed by communist speak."

Sorry, I totally agree with you but people have learned that anyone using words like bourgeoisie shouldn't be listened to.


People have learned that anyone who completely dismisses another for use of a word shouldn’t be listened to.


Yes, again I agree, but those people weren't saying anything. They just dismissed the comment and down voted it and went on their way. Nothing gained at all because of using words that everyone knows will cause this reaction. Shotgun meet foot.


You make generalizing statements like “everyone knows”.

I genuinely don’t understand what kind of reaction you think “everyone knows”. That some people will be inexplicably scared when the the name of Karl Marx is invoked?


1. Are you Carnak the Magnificent? Mind-reading much? What number am I thinking of?

2. You can't cure agendas, ignorance, or hate with a politically-correct dictionary.

3. You have no sense of humor. :)


It's more compact than saying:

- "middle- and upper-classes taken together"

- "people earning over $80k unless they're filing jointly or have 3+ kids"

- "let all the shallow people against the poor reveal their true colors if they really want to jump to conclusions"




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