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639 points CTOSian | 8 comments | 26 Aug 25 17:22 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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InitialLastName ◴[26 Aug 25 17:49 UTC] No.45029930[source]▶
This whole tariff circus boils down to regulatory capture by manufacturers at the 10+-figure market cap scale. Olimex (and other small and medium businesses) can't reasonably be expected to calculate the exact material composition of their products (much less their suppliers' products); the only people who can are on the scale of Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and Google whose volumes can amortize the cost of doing so on a per-product basis (and who have probably already done that analysis as part of their process control).
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softwaredoug ◴[26 Aug 25 17:52 UTC] No.45029951[source]▶
We’re living through a political revolution centralizing state and economic power. It’s almost like the pendulum swung away from the Soviet system and now we’re swinging back.
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1. pstuart ◴[26 Aug 25 18:06 UTC] No.45030139[source]▶
It's a fascist coup, and they're tidying up the loose ends.
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2. TheOtherHobbes ◴[26 Aug 25 18:22 UTC] No.45030317[source]▶
Fascism is the world's most evil people lying to the world's most stupid people about what fascism is.
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3. thrance ◴[26 Aug 25 18:47 UTC] No.45030593{3}[source]▶
Huh? Can you expand on that? Is fascism completely devoid of meaning then?
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4. pstuart ◴[26 Aug 25 18:57 UTC] No.45030712[source]▶
We're not supposed to get political here, but my comment was more observation rather than accusation.

As for communism -- if you think the Dems are communists I recommend you research what communism really means.

Disclaimer: I'm non-partisan and abhor partisan politics, but I do think the Constitution is a worthy document to try to adhere to as best possible.

5. miltonlost ◴[26 Aug 25 18:59 UTC] No.45030736{4}[source]▶
What he was doing is called a joke a la The Devil's Dictionary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil's_Dictionary
6. pstuart ◴[26 Aug 25 19:38 UTC] No.45031288{3}[source]▶
It's beyond that. There's a strong element of White Nationalism and Christo-Fascism at play as well. The proponents make their intentions very clear, albeit without the self-labeling as such.
7. cmrdporcupine ◴[26 Aug 25 19:45 UTC] No.45031386{3}[source]▶
"Both" were true "classically" in early 20th century Europe in the sense that capitalism being in crisis drove the rise of the communist movement. And then the fascist movement (and other strongly reactionary movements) rose in reaction / fear of that.

Today's pseudo-fascism in the form of Trumpism is something else. More of a reaction to a) climate crisis and the potential/growing crisis in the energy sector and b) and identity politics/culture-wars stuff.

8. 1shooner ◴[26 Aug 25 21:22 UTC] No.45032498{3}[source]▶
> It’s capitalism eating itself.

I thought that was kind of a definition, or at least broad explanation, of fascism.