The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
@IvanSavov584024 @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 It finishes as plutocracy in the name of collective benefit. In reality it is slavery for 99% of the society.
@Nafowin_Nato @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 More of a you can have free market without surrendering the whole country to global corporate exploitation.
@RealMartinii @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 Full-blown capitalism sees the labour as a burning fuel for its system.
EU makes you as part of the system.
@xy1_mx@thayethaye @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 No, that's not what I said.
My argument is that EU's approach is much better for middle-class people than the US full-blown unconstrained capitalism.
@MrRobot671 @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 You have a point. Let me clarify, I’m not saying the EU isn’t capitalist at all. I’m saying capitalism should be constrained by social structures to keep capital in check. The U.S. allows more freedom, political and corporate influence, while the EU pulls the reins much earlier.
@MrRobot671@ramon150200 @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 Capitalism means freedom of capital or in a simpler term financial liberalism where capital has no boundaries.
@MrRobot671@ramon150200 @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 Capitalism is a direction not an absolute term. Capitalism is a failure and not a steady economic system. Capitalism is the enemy of nationalism. You can’t be a nation and bet on capitalism.
@MrRobot671 @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 No it’s not. Capital doesn’t have that much freedom. EU has socialist social fabric that counters corporate and government capitalistic leaning policies. Social housing and nationality based government allowances protect the citizen and rejects corporate predatory approaches.
@ChiefArteta@MrRobot671 @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 The private sector would always push for capitalism but the job of the government is to counter it with social policies. The problem is in US there is no limiting factor. It’s a free game
@thayethaye @AbbadiKhei81512 @GlobalUpdates24 The EU governments economic policies are leaning towards capitalism but the fabric of the society is socialism which constantly rejects the capitalistic approach to fully implement.