Sometimes I doubt wether John Oliver is employed directly by the american state, and then he'll release a video like this (www.youtube.com)

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Not that I don't enjoy a good takedown video, but it's just so incredibly obvious

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[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 43 points 3 days ago

He's not exactly employed by the state, but by the establishment controlling the state. Subtle but important difference.

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I don't see a meaningful difference between the two. Much like I don't see how "thinktanks" that provide policy to the state are not part of the state itself. It's effectively the privatisation of branches of state. They're still the state, just under absolute complete and total capital-control with absolutely zero potential for "democratic" machinations to affect them.

[-] REgon@hexbear.net 31 points 3 days ago

Yeah I just didn't want to write something like "the deep state" because it would summon an infinite number of smuglord lemmitor

[-] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

And not to attack you, but ya "the deep state" can be a dog-whistle for antisemitism.

[-] REgon@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

yeah that too was a reason, no attack perceived

[-] Venat@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago

Isn't that the state though? The state is the avatar, the apparatus, the tool and apparatus of the dominant political class of a given polity. It doesn't necessarily need to be a government position, agency, or NGO/NPO connected thereof.