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In reply to the discussion: The Moment Police Handcuffed A Farmer For Going 5 Seconds Over His Time Limit at Data Center Meeting [View all]slightlv
(8,213 posts)47. And that's how he grabs his MAGAs back into his tent...
FEAR. If he can keep the lowlife minions scared all the time, he can get away with everything!
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littlemissmartypants
22 hrs ago
OP
It's less about a "police state" and more about terrible local mismanagement.
QueerDuck
21 hrs ago
#6
Police are the tip of the corporate spear when it's time to to protect corporate operations and capital accumulation.
sop
21 hrs ago
#8
Oh good grief. That is a massive leap from what was actually written. Let's keep it grounded in reality.
QueerDuck
21 hrs ago
#9
The police have no business arresting anyone for taking too long at the podium during a public meeting. None.
sop
21 hrs ago
#12
Sorry. But pointing out legal mechanics isn't an endorsement of the outcome.
QueerDuck
21 hrs ago
#14
Democracy is messy. Citizens take too long at the podium all the time during public meetings. They speak over
sop
21 hrs ago
#18
Oh good grief! That is a complete and intentional misreading of what I wrote.
QueerDuck
20 hrs ago
#19
Remember anyone you see defending data centers is at least a shill
questionseverything
19 hrs ago
#34
The people screaming loudest that we all have to adopt AI, or be left behind, are the ones selling AI.
sop
19 hrs ago
#38
I don't understand why those in this meeting didn't rise up and come to the farmer's defense
Deuxcents
18 hrs ago
#39