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Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney

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760 points coloneltcb | 4 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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tzs ◴[26 Apr 25 00:00 UTC] No.43799641[source]▶
> Before being named U.S. attorney, Martin appeared on Russia-backed media networks more than 150 times, The Washington Post reported last week. In one appearance on RT in 2022, he said there was no evidence of military buildup on Ukraine’s boarders only nine days before Russia invaded the country. He further criticized U.S. officials as warmongering and ignoring Russia security concerns.

This is getting ridiculous. Is there anyone associated with this administration who does not have a record of promoting Russia's positions?

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r053bud ◴[26 Apr 25 00:43 UTC] No.43799885[source]▶
We voted for this! This is “democracy” at work
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ty6853 ◴[26 Apr 25 00:50 UTC] No.43799926[source]▶
I mean yes? Democracy is a pretty poor model for governance. IMO peak enlightenment happened circa the 17th or 18th century when classical liberalism decided government should be based on individual liberties and anything outside of that is decided democratically not because it is a good system but because votes are roughly a tally of who would win if we all pull knives on each other because we didn't like the vote.
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1. sapphicsnail ◴[26 Apr 25 03:27 UTC] No.43800678{3}[source]▶
How can someone talk about democracy peaking when the franchise was extended to a tiny minority of the population. You don't give a damn about individual liberties, you only care that the "right" people have liberty.
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2. edgyquant ◴[26 Apr 25 03:32 UTC] No.43800695[source]▶
That poster is specifically arguing against democracy
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3. sapphicsnail ◴[26 Apr 25 03:41 UTC] No.43800741[source]▶
Your right. I stand corrected. They don't give a damn about democracy or individual liberties.
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4. A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 ◴[26 Apr 25 10:03 UTC] No.43802281{3}[source]▶
Hmm. What if I told you that the parent was clearly in favor of the republic? Would that change your disposition? If not, why not.