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minus-squaredata1701d (He/Him)@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoI mean, the Stalin administration was basically bribed into letting this go through, so I imagine whoever ends up in power is going to be someone who was complicit in the recent crap.
minus-squareValue Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoFor sure, they’re both complicit but at the end of the day, the actual bribery was done by the outgoing owners so their deal would close. I’m not arguing that the new ownership is good - it’s more of an “oops, all bad guys” situation.
I mean, the Stalin administration was basically bribed into letting this go through, so I imagine whoever ends up in power is going to be someone who was complicit in the recent crap.
For sure, they’re both complicit but at the end of the day, the actual bribery was done by the outgoing owners so their deal would close.
I’m not arguing that the new ownership is good - it’s more of an “oops, all bad guys” situation.