←back to thread

Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

(www.cnbc.com)
366 points gniting | 1 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
Show context
sega_sai ◴[09 Dec 25 00:46 UTC] No.46199885[source]▶
Reading the comments -- it is amazing how quick it takes to from allegedly a democracy governed by a rule of law to a corrupt oligarchy. I personally understand the reasons, but it's a bit "funny" given all the grand-standing before about the founding fathers, checks and balances etc.
replies(4): >>46200782 #>>46201835 #>>46205085 #>>46205653 #
1. insane_dreamer ◴[09 Dec 25 15:02 UTC] No.46205653[source]▶
> all the grand-standing before about the founding fathers, checks and balances etc.

Trump exposed what looks great on paper (checks and balances) as being worthless if you're willing to break all conventions, use the government as a tool against your political enemies, and have a strong enough political base to beat the Senate (ultimately the only ones with the power to stop you) into submission.

What all of this really exposed is that laws and constraints don't mean anything if there's no actual way to enforce them at the highest level.