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what is it with vpn ceos n being fascists
I think it comes with the being a ceo. Become a legal parasite, get a free fascism.
Yeah, it’s basically a requirement to be a CEO.
Is it, tho?
Lots of cluster b folks among CEOs
Yeah and they all have criminal skull shapes and malicious stellar houses
I don't see why we let people with criminal skull shapes be in charge of anything.
Also there is some large overlap in folks on the right and left that want/need to hide from some level of legal stuff (or at least adding some level of anonymity). Very unfortunate since the adblocking/malware blocking DNS they have is something I have on all my devices/browsers. Seems to work better for me than AdGuard's, but might give them another try (open to any recommendations for DNS providers with ad/malware blocks that people like). Real answer is that I need to finally setup a Pi Hole I guess.
Does anyone have recommendations for VPNs that are similar to Mullvad with no logging and servers that are RAM disk (and CEOs that are slightly less problematic atm if the article is true)? Mostly use VPN for torrents, with some uses for random times where I want to not have my real IP (normally when tor is just a brick wall of captchas or similar), or get around something being region locked.
While not a recommendation as I can't be sure of every CEOs takes and how they align to your values, I'd recommend giving VPS's a look.
There's plenty of guides out there to help you set one up, and you can be more confident with what's running on your system.
Could be worth a shot if you're having trouble locating a VPN you like.
Thanks for the advice. I have heard of VPSs but never looked into them. So at the very least this is a chance to learn about them.
They're not fascists. They are liberals - and like liberal elites throughout history, they are utterly incapable of defending their precious private property by themselves. That is what they need the hencherproletariat for - fascists.
Fascism does not beget fascism - liberalism begets fascism. The liberal economic order is popping rivets all over the place... so some of these elites are building bunkers in New Zealand, while others do what liberal elites have always done when their power and privilege is facing a threat from below - feeding growth hormone to the vilest and most violent elements of the working class - the hencherproletariat. That is why you see liberals like Trump, Musk and literally a "whose who" laundry list of liberal elites enabling fascists and inviting them into power structures - they are essentially holding auditions for Hitlers and Pinochets.
The word for someone that supports fascism is fascist
Not true at all. The liberal elite that funds fascist violence does not do so to become fascist themselves, but to remain a liberal elite when their power and privilege is threatened. By classifying all these liberal elites as "fascist," you are painting over the fundamental class divisions that separate the true working-class fascist from the true bourgeoisie liberal capitalist.
Are you sure you want to do that? Because if so, you will have to classify every liberal regime who funds instrumentalised fascist violence through the institution of police as "fascist..." and you might find yourself in very confusing territory because of that rather quickly.
You aren't going to win anyone over by being a cunt.
Which part of what I said triggered you, liberal?
I just wish we could have clear political terms that don't get co-opted in bad faith.
Feel free to explain what I "co-opted in bad faith..." as my text was specifically designed to be immune to co-optation either by liberals or fascists.
I wasn't casting aspersions, just lamenting the communication rift caused by how American politics uses the word liberal.
If it makes you feel any better it's not even close to being a US-only thing... that which is fundamentally oligarchic is fundamentally anti-democratic by design - yet you will find people who believe that they live in a (so-called) "liberal democracy" all over the world.
It doesn't 😄
Sorry.
This always makes me feel better.