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[-] merdaverse@lemmy.world 59 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)
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[-] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 46 points 4 weeks ago

Brought to you by the party of:

  • small government
  • personal freedoms
  • states’ rights
  • less spending
  • free speech
  • religious liberty
[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago

Don't bother. Hypocrisy is the gas, and cognitive dissonance the oil that power Conservatism.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 weeks ago

And racism, anger and fear are the highly reactive napalm that drives their dumpster fire of a train wreck

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I mean, it's been brought by both your parties.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 33 points 4 weeks ago

Don't be afraid of them. Say it all loudly and often.

Donald Trump is a traitor who should have been hung years ago. Elon Musk is a Nazi who should be beaten to death in the streets. Palantir should be dismantled for supporting and enabling fascism around the world. All billionaires should be publicly executed for crimes against humanity. The current American government is an enemy of freedom and democracy around the globe and should be overthrown by force if peaceful means are no longer possible, which looks more and more each day to be an accurate assessment of the situation.

Fear will not silence us. We have more power than they ever will. All we have to do is decide to use it.

[-] merdaverse@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Palantir should be dismantled for supporting and enabling fascism

Unfortunately that has never happened. In fact, a lot of big name companies made a fortune exactly due to their collaboration:

[-] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 weeks ago

We don't have to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Let's find every palantir employee, and make sure they each get their very own wall.

[-] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

it wasn't a mistake then and it won't be one this time

[-] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

I would argue letting the seeds of fascism remain in the world, including the power structures that made those decisions.

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[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 31 points 4 weeks ago

it's okay guys! The NRA said they were here to prevent this sort of thing!

We're in goooood hands!

[-] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 15 points 4 weeks ago

Oh yea they will rise up but they will stand on the side of tyranny.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago

I didn’t remember emigrating to China.

Damn, this dude has to pick the shittiest aspects of every other country and implement them. But even the shitty countries have socialized health care and things like paid maternal leave. Does he pick those features? Of course not.

[-] Corn@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Nobody here in China knows wtf a social credit score is. Also the healthcare is less socialized than your average European country, but they do take measures to keep costs down.

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 21 points 4 weeks ago

boomers will be dead and gone and not have to deal with it

classic fucking boomers

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

Specter of death, can we speed this along already?

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Hi, im potential threat #3EF728.

Anyone who would use this metric to categorize me in the first place is inherently a threat to me.

Figure that one out.

[-] bhamlin@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Hello, potential threat CSS lime green

[-] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah. You're not rich so you don't matter.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

Ok, but you dont need a database to see my signature look features velcro addias sandals and a t-shirt with a hole in the pit.

[-] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 15 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Planter nooooooooooo

[-] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 weeks ago

Between this and the ICE contractor ShadowDragon using their platform SocialNet to track "potential threats" it's beginning to paint a grim picture.

[-] sommerset@thelemmy.club 2 points 4 weeks ago

How does it work? If people post from a anonymous accounts

[-] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I don't know a lot but I made a comment about it before that I share here with some basic info and further reading. I'll post it here.

~~===~~

TL;DR:

ICE contractor ShadowDragon uses their platform SocialNet to map individuals' digital footprints, personal data and connections across 200+ sites such as OnlyFans, WhatsApp, Roblox and Duolingo.

ShadowDragon claims it accesses data in real-time without storing it, sidestepping some accountability.

ICE and other agencies, including the DEA and State Department, use SocialNet for investigations, citing its utility in tracking criminal activity, despite their unwillingness to prove that criminality in court.

Link to the 404Media article without the required sign in.

Link to Mozilla's follow-up article which mentions some additional involved companies.

[-] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 weeks ago

Writing about the secret social credit system:

-200 good boy points

[-] MITM0@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

So basically the Americans get Chinese-Style authoritarianism, but without the prosperity

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

yeah all the worst parts without any of the benefits, like education or healthcare

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Competition for places in universities and even good doctors in China is crazy, or so I've heard. In general it's a "dog eat dog" society much more than the US one, despite common misconceptions about both.

I dunno what "prosperity" they mean, the ability to actually start and finish projects is spectacular for China, yes. That's why western nations are trying to hurt Chinese logistics, attacking their sources of raw materials, markets and routes. But the average Chinese man does not yet have an easier life than the average US-American.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

Make America North Korea Again!

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

next up credit scores based on Palantir db.

[-] uss_entrepreneur@startrek.website 7 points 4 weeks ago

Isn’t this essentially the plot to Winter Soldier?

[-] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 weeks ago

And Minority Report.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 4 weeks ago

Isn't that what credit score already is?

Just expand that, maybe with generative AI since the accuracy doesn't matter.

/s

[-] ghosthacked@lemmy.wtf 3 points 4 weeks ago

Just use musk logic: the data is incomplete, so extrapolate missing data with data you feel should constitute proper results

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[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago

Hey Iran, if you're listening, and you're looking for a soft target to add to your retaliation list for the recent attack...well while you probably can't break into the White House, something tells me Palantir's offices are a lot less heavily defended...They also do a lot of intelligence work, so they're a valid military target.

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

So what have you done for Iran's defense to ask for their assistance? Do your own work.

[-] ErrorCode@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Hey, we had a whole Orville episode on how this was a shit plan. The US Media trashed China for this plan.

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[-] minorkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

This is a beauracracy to purge Americans.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

Every accusation is projection once again

[-] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

well zuck is gonna be pissed it wasn't him....

[-] Dearth@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

What Chinese social credit score?

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago
[-] verdigris@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

For downvoters: China has no global "social credit system". There was one medium-small city that implemented what we imagine for a bit (though with the harshest punishments being things like inability to purchase luxury train tickets, not imprisonment like the propaganda says), but abandoned the project. There is a "social credit" or "public trust" system that has pretty wide adoption, but in almost diametric opposition to the Western propaganda, it's not for keeping tabs on citizens, but rather government officials and contractors, to ensure interagency knowledge of any impropriety. I.E. precisely the sort of system that would help prevent a cadre of hacks and conmen from infiltrating government agencies and abusing them for personal gain.

For sources and much more info check this video essay: https://youtu.be/wYaKoDyIvWA

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