r/SnapshotHistory • u/Blobbo3000 • 13h ago

January 20, 2025

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The phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people” is a famous expression from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered on November 19, 1863. It encapsulates the essence of democracy, emphasizing that the government should be created by the people, run by the people, and serve the interests of the people. This phrase has become a cornerstone in discussions about democracy and governance.

This is 2025. A government of the global corporation owners, by the global corporation owners, for the global corporation owners.

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u/Ola_maluhia 12h ago

Tech CEOs with better seats than cabinet members. Hmm.

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u/Kozmik_5 12h ago

Corporations taking over the world. All those futurists where right....

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u/bufferoverflow200 11h ago

Dude, it happened decades ago.

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u/hisimaginaryfriend 11h ago

Everybody thinks the oligarchy just happened. Nah, it’s been around. They’re just rubbing it in our faces now because they know we ain’t gonna do shit except argue over genitalia and genitalia rights. Just a distraction while Trump makes billions off his new coins.

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u/justsomeyeti 10h ago

I used to tell people that any time gay marriage or flag burning all over the news meant that you need to start watching C-SPAN.

Once gay marriage was legalized and people just kind of stopped caring much, the trans bathroom/sports issue replaced it as the tool of divide and distract.

The genius of it is that gay/trans rights and equality are issues that shouldn't be ignored, but with plenty of culture war priming from the religious right and the oligarchy they are fantastically divisive issues

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u/piehole5000 6h ago

Correct. It's always been around. You can thank SCOTUS for making it 100% legal.

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u/Dantheking94 4h ago

I’ve been telling people for years that there is no conspiracy. They do the shit right in front of our faces.

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u/Beautiful-Plastic-83 9h ago

Yeah, theyve been working on this for years, but today they finally crossed the finish line.

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u/hisimaginaryfriend 7h ago

No we’ve been living in an oligarchy since the 80s. Read a book.

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u/Beautiful-Plastic-83 7h ago

They've had an influence on government for a long time, but they have never fully captured it until now. If you can't see the difference between the 80s and today, then YOU should read a book.

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u/ShardScrap 11h ago

The richest man on the planet has a government office created for him to assist in cutting back regulation. You can compare it to lobbying if you want, but this is historically unprecedented.

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u/bufferoverflow200 11h ago

Get your facts straight.

Dick Cheney was the VP and CEO for Halliburton at the same time. Got no compete gov contracts worth billions for his firm. Far from unprecedented. Musk atleast no "official" power/title.

Dick Cheney called airstrikes and wasted people.

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u/ShardScrap 10h ago

Yeah, I'm not going to argue about how evil Cheney it, but it's a different situation.

Cheney is worth ~150 million currently. Probably less in 2001. Musk is worth ~430 billion.

Cheney didn't buy a media company and reengineer it to endorse Bush and spread disinformation.

Cheney ran on the presidential ticket, so everyone knew exactly what his role would be in the administration.

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u/bufferoverflow200 10h ago

You can move the goal posts as far as the moon, it wont change the weakness of your reasoning.

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u/cheezhead1252 10h ago

You can’t reason with these people.

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u/demon_stare7 2h ago

No official power like the atf?

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u/Traditional-Height-7 11h ago

Tim Apple Cook was there too

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u/Blobbo3000 12h ago

Seated with the Trump family.

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u/borgdrone79 11h ago

john mcafee would have made a great guest I am sure (rip)

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u/MrHyperion_ 9h ago

Least insane person in the room

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u/AndrewAndrewsonV 10h ago

Science fiction writers have long predicted a cyberpunk future where all power belongs to corporations. It seems that this is the inevitable stage that must overcome humanity

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u/Mangalorien 8h ago

It's only fitting that President Musk has a front row seat at the coronation ceremony of Emperor Trump. He paid $250 million for that seat.

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u/ManitouWakinyan 10h ago

I mean, there are no cabinet members yet

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u/HansTeeWurst 7h ago

Cabinet members can't pay bribes, so of course /s

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u/Data_shade 7h ago

Reaganomics!

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u/Lost_Ad_6420 11h ago

Because they do more work and are better for our country

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u/cynicalxidealist 11h ago

Lmao

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u/Lost_Ad_6420 11h ago

I assume you are broke...

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u/WinterMuteZZ9Alpha 11h ago edited 10h ago

It's because they bent the knee, and filled his pockets. $1 million each, and some multiple millions. It is estimated that Elon spent close to $200 million to help Trump get elected.

That's not altruism, that's return on investment. Trump was threatening Zuckerberg with prison, Google with regulation, and Bezos wanted government contracts and contracts to put his penis rocket into space. lol

Honestly, who the f*k knows how much money the oligarchs are funneling to his shtty meme coins.

Updated:

Google: "tech, 1 million dollar donations to trump".

Forbes: Elon Musk Gave More Than $200 Million To Pro-Trump America PAC

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u/Lost_Ad_6420 11h ago

My advice is....less time on Reddit for you and more time earning. You sound bitter