General to Informed Tankie · 1 year agoAll over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the bourgeoisieimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: quotes
arrow-up198arrow-down1imageAll over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the bourgeoisieGeneral to Informed Tankie · 1 year agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: quotes
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minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 year agoTautological means that it’s a true statement in every possible case, but the government being evil isn’t.
minus-squareSovereignStatelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year ago This is moreso how I meant it. “This is bad… because [they’re] evil.”
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year ago This is bad… because [they’re] evil Ah, I see the tautology now lol
Tautological means that it’s a true statement in every possible case, but the government being evil isn’t.
This is moreso how I meant it.
“This is bad… because [they’re] evil.”
Ah, I see the tautology now lol