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usonian

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9. Two things
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 05:18 PM
Jan 26

1. I have argued that boycotts should be coordinated, rather than ad-hoc, though it’s just good sense to avoid Google, FB, Amazon and many others. More effective, I think. Also, that our former presidents and high officials should lead the attack on kraptocracy and kleptocracy.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219900398
They should stand above primary internal bickering, and from now until 2027, that’s not hard to pull off.

2. I apologize for not updating this thread with more tools to reclaim democracy. I need to further investigate riseup.net for their well designed tools for activists, and also to bring ideas that I have been working on for a very long time to return the internet to its original purpose, sharing information and peer to peer communication rather than a highly centralized source of spam and lies and a giant engine of surveillance capitalism and theft.

But as you noted, there’s social engineering. Why is it easier to convince people to cede their freedom, identity and wealth to evil sociopaths than to use more secure and beneficial means? Well, let’s solve that.

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