Comment by arghandugh

21 days ago

Big Tech subverted the world’s longest running democracy and tipped a majority of the global population into authoritarian rule. An essay handwringing the question doesn’t seem very useful at this point.

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richrichie  21 days ago

Is that why people overwhelmingly voted for change in 2024, ironically to bring back the “dictator”? Popular mandate, all of swing states, majority of governorships, house and the senate - seems as decisive a democratic choice as it can get!

  • metabagel  20 days ago

    It was a narrow victory. Trump didn’t win a majority, and his win had little effect on down ballot races.

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-size-of-donald-tru...

    > Trump's 2024 raw vote margin was smaller than any popular vote winner since 2000, and the fifth-lowest since 1960

    • nixosbestos  20 days ago

      I'd bet $500 that richrichie knows that already and seeing it again still won't keep them from repeating the known lie. It's kind of part and parcel.

    • richrichie  18 days ago

      He had everything against him - media, law enforcement, justice system, big tech, social media. They even tried to kill him twice and he still won.

      So it was a big in your face landslide. Cope.

  • Hilift  20 days ago

    Trump got lucky a bit with the immigration issue. There are 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the US. The barriers to removal that existed 15 years ago are mostly gone. Everyone is so connected now, finding illegals is straightforward data mining. The government data shows there is really no explanation why they aren't being removed. Even Obama deported huge numbers of illegals. It also didn't help that in exit polls Harris received less than 40% of the vote of married men and less than 40% of the vote of people identifying as Christian. I would say people voted for deportations and someone more old fashioned.

lazyeye  21 days ago

The govt was changed despite big tech not because of it. And the majority of people disagree with your characterization of "authoritarian rule".

  • metabagel  20 days ago

    Trump didn’t win a majority of those who voted, let alone the idea that a majority of the country supports him.

    • lazyeye  20 days ago

      I guess the yardstick I was using was winning the popular vote and all the swing states. What yardstick are you using?