stephen01king

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[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Tell me when you guys finally get free healthcare and sane gun control laws.

How about something simpler, then? Get back to me when you guys finally stop funding Israel's genocide.

Even easier? Get your government to stop vetoing any UN resolution for a ceasefire in Palestine.

Show me how easy it is to change your government's mind. I'll wait.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 0 points 2 days ago

The US goverment can't make porn illegal in another country. A US owned payment processor can force other stores in other countries that uses their service to save money to ban porn as well. You're just advocating for giving governments of wealthier countries more control over smaller ones. I say no thanks to that nightmare scenario.

Why don't you prove your government can do their job and prevent payment processors from being such massive monopolies and maybe I'd trust that they won't immediately abuse their power.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Because they can't make it illegal in another country. I'm sure plenty of countries would just use US or China owned payment processors rather than spending money to set up their own. This would just give them more control over other countries than they already have now.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip -2 points 2 days ago

Well then, I guess you actually don't care that porn games are being removed from the stores right now because having the government be in charge will require you guys decades before such decisions can be overturned, just like how long the fight for free healthcare and sane gun control is taking in the US.

Maybe some governments are more receptive to their citizens plea than the US government, but most governments are definitely still in the pocket of people with big money.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip -5 points 2 days ago

So you admitted that people have succeeded in adding loopholes to the US government that makes all your argument no longer true, and you think they still should be allowed handle payment processing? To me it just sounds like you're arguing for transferring the power from one corruptible party (for-profit payment company) to another one (the government).

It would be easier for the government to actually regulate payment processors so they don't become so big that they can influence online stores that use them than preventing people in governments from turning corrupt and misusing the control over payment processes. Even then, the US government has failed to do the former, so how do we expect them to do the latter?

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip -4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Your government representative only has a voice in the government, but they don't control it. Calling for profit companies en masse pushes your message directly to the people in charge who are scared of losing profits over this.

Tell me, when has calling your representatives ever resulted in a change in government policy within a reasonable time span? How often does a government do a major change in policy without you needing to vote someone out first?

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip -4 points 2 days ago (21 children)

Do you really think most governments will administer payment processes in a transparent and democratic manner?

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 6 points 6 days ago

What you said applies to most celebrities and CEOs, other than the ridiculous white clothing part. Hopefully you realised that the world has always worked that stupidly.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Which part of the internet can you host these shows on that would have a large reach and still not owned by piece of shit?

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

What do you mean? He didn't get fired, so none of them had any problem with him falling asleep at work due to his anemia. Sounds like they have his back just fine.

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