• tyler@programming.dev
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        10 hours ago

        Only as much as citizens let them. The “state” isn’t your enemy, and acting as such only seeks to make people distrust the government 100% of the time, rather than having any sort of nuance.

        • Lena@gregtech.euOP
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          Hm, that’s fair. Billionaires lobby the government then, but don’t fully control it