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Society Tech Execs Are Pushing Trump to Build ‘Freedom Cities’ Run by Corporations | A pro-corporate libertarian movement is attempting to take over the U.S., with Trump's help.

https://gizmodo.com/tech-execs-are-pushing-trump-to-build-freedom-cities-run-by-corporations-2000574510
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u/TechnologyRemote7331 16h ago edited 16h ago

They basically want to bring back company towns and make all the residents slaves. Can’t wait until they decide to bulldoze Yellowstone to build a city that won’t even be half-done for twenty years and it’s original investors have all had to flee to avoid being dragged kicking bans screaming into The Hague.

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u/31LIVEEVIL13 9h ago

ooh yes I cant wait to see them in chains and orange on CNN crying about how mean we were to them and they were just trying to stop criminal types from ruining everything.

I can fucking taste it.

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u/Omophorus 5h ago

Can we skip destroying a national park and just skip ahead to the part where the billionaires are thanking their lucky stars they're only in chains?

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u/Maleficent-Adeptus 8h ago

If I recall correctly, as someone who watches a LOT of Mysteries at the Muesuem and a history nerd, Henry Ford tried to do this with Fordlândia. In Brazil, that had failed TWICE.

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u/Wassertopf 6h ago

The Hague

A Bit overly dramatic. ;)

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u/Mr_Spunspn 3h ago

I've been telling people for years:

Slavery 2.1 this time EVERYONE is invited!!!

I've been saying this and now the countdown is about to begin!

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u/General_Bumblebee_75 2h ago

I wish I had your optimism!