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Putin, Bannon & Silicon Valley

In last few years the wealthiest individuals in Europe & USA, who we’re used to thinking of as anti-state libertarians, have in fact abandoned free markets in favour of state-supported monopolies; they wish to be oligarchs.
bylinetimes.com/2019/11/27/put…
Excellent from @ProfessorShaw @BylineTimes

Subsidised state capitalism owned by billionaires who shift their profits offshore, sheltered from the tax that pays their subsidies.

Oligarchs.
Russia’s strategic influence is expanded through the use of strategic investment as a form of hybrid war.

I refer you to the House of Commons Select Committee Report called Moscow’s Gold for the model and what is happening here in the U.K. right now.

publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cm…
The 2008 crash hit many very rich people very hard ..let alone the poor.

Economic nationalism the faux platform built on a fake storyline of concern for “ordinary people”.

Ha! Erosion of “ordinary” capitalism built on “Judeo-Christian foundations”

Wonder what Jesus would say?
Putin and Bannon think you can not rely on FREE MARKETS to deliver the stabilisation they seek to pursue social, political and strategic ends through private enterprise.
Now it seems that USA billionaires haven’t quite “got” the model.
Silicone Valley has developed technologies considered necessary for national security purposes, whilst maintaining the patents, commercializing the products, and reaping unparalleled financial rewards. But they are not bound to serve only the national security interests of the US
And they don’t.

Those Silicone Valley companies seek to secure their own power...and do deals like Zuckerberg where they agree not to,ban lying political ads .

Tip. My life is no worse off by shutting down my Facebook account.
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