| ▲ | eli_gottlieb a day ago | |
The state? Palantir isn't the state. | ||
| ▲ | ceejayoz 19 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Go on, who does Palantir primarily provide services to? If I get shot by the FBI, is it a non-state action because they used Glock GmbH's product to do it? | ||
| ▲ | dragonwriter 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
“The state” is an abstraction that serves as a façade for the ruling (capitalist, in the developed West) class. Corporations are another set of abstractions that serve as a façade for the capitalist class (they are also, overtly even though this is popularly ignored, creatures of the state through law.) | ||
| ▲ | mindslight 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
The greatest trick extraconstitutional corporate government ever pulled was convincing people that it didn't exist. | ||
| ▲ | a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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