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Mew_Deuces 599 points ago +606 / -7

Lol I'm actually dumbfounded at how hard they're playing their hand right now.

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bluetrench 37 points ago +39 / -2

But why are they doing it?

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Skeptipede 75 points ago +76 / -1

They are silencing opposition, leaving no room for dissent, right as the government is set to become a one-party state. That’s how totalitarians operate. After communications are controlled, then people start disappearing. It’s less that they’re scared, and more that they’re preparing.

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CornandSoybeans 1 point ago +1 / -0

But the difference is they have a substantial monetary risk that the government doesn't, although it should, have. So the question is still why?