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googlywoogly | 2 months ago

There's no need to do any of things you mention considering that both parties are owned by the same people and are essentially two faces of the same party in practice. Also - almost all the powers that be - including courts and Congress are already for sale/at the service of big tech.

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leptons|2 months ago

Both sides are not the same,not even close, and the voting record proves it.

jdmichal|2 months ago

> the voting record proves it.

Putting on my tin-foil, devils-advocate hat... AKA I don't necessarily believe this but I also have no counter-argument:

Mostly performative. When it's decided that something actually needs to pass, then you'll get some sacrificial lambs that vote across the aisle. Typically they'll be close to retirement or from a state where they won't be heavily punished for that specific vote.

googlywoogly|2 months ago

Both sides are exactly the same when it comes to big tech and the voting record proves it.