These stopped being donations long ago and have be ome open bribes.
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2025
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Greed knows no limits where tech is concerned
Can't truly hit the big time in the US without those lucrative government contracts. Everyone knows it.
But, more importantly, these companies have already been filling up with fascist goons and spineless hacks. Trump's giving them an excuse to do what they've been waiting for.
So... we're just doing blatant bribery out in the open now?
Cool. Cool, cool, cool.
The Supreme Court, who are corrupt and take bribes, ruled that bribes are legal. Also that even if they weren't, the law doesn't apply to the President.
This still doesn't fall within their rules. The bribe has to be paid after service for it to be legal.
So for example, if you're a purchasing agent for the army and you have to buy new canvas tents. A manufacturer could tell you if you make the award, they will personally pay you $20 per tent purchased. But they supposedly can't come with 20k in hand and say here you go! Now I get the award for 10,000 tents.
You’re correct, this is the even better kind of legal bribery: lobbying. “Donating” to a cause for favorable rulings later
Anybody who thought any corporation is going to "do the right thing": Exhibit A why we've been telling you that's fucking wrong all this time.
A? Surely we've exhausted the alphabet by now.
Uh, why? Why does the inauguration need money? Isn't that a thing the state pays for?
In Ye Olden Days, minor Lords used to pay tribute to anyone who took up the crown/took over the lands, to get on their good side. That's actually where the Romanian word for "tip" (bacșiș) comes from, it's what they called tribute payments to the Ottoman Empire.
Why should this be any different? I mean, it's Trump...
Yeah, I get that. It's just bizarre for me that this is even a thing someone could donate to.
Yyyep... I sure wanted to think the XXIst Century would look different, but humans gonna hume, I guess.
I mean, other than improving education just enough to bring workers up to speed with industry requirements, the Powers That Be haven't really changed things around. Those who own rule, the rest of us are just serfs...
They're purchasing influence over the POTUS. The event itself doesn't matter to them or Trump; it's just one many pathways to get their bribe into his pockets.
Completely legal, cuz our laws are made by folks who are also for sale.
It's America. One of the most common reasons for something to exist here is because it makes money, and this is making a lot of money.
huh, nice to learn a little etymology once in a while !
any idea how the expression "nebunii ăștia chiar nu mai știu cum să-i sugă pula omului portocaliu" came to be ?
From what I can remember (and I may be wrong, it's been aeons since then), there was a time when Democracy failed and a massive orange prick got elected as head of state for one of the most powerful nations on the planet.
Fun times, those were!
Must've been a long time ago, since hardly anyone seems to remember...
Lol bakhshish in Arabic means bribe
That's a neat parallel, we've also started using it as a sort of covert euphemism for "bribe," but it's pretty much only when discussing political contexts (go figure...)!:))
because these assholes need to have their party for rich people
This many billionaires and big companies grouping together doesn’t seem like it’s going to be good for us.
I miss the lockdowns, life was easier back then... Now the big picture just looks like a planet-wide dumpster fire...
~~Google~~
*Gargle
reasons why i continue to degoogle my android and my life.
Kiss the kings hand 😘 💅🤡