Yes, but one consistent thing from Republicans is retaliation/revenge. Right out of the Fascist playbook.
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Likely it is a revenge move because a couple of states booted Trump.
My best comment ever in Reddit was describing Lord of the Rings as programming.
The job of a programmer is to reintroduce a bug that was fixed in the last patch.
There are lots of streaming platforms, but no real competition. Because the studios and networks hide behind the streaming services and price gouge like crazy. They know people will blame the streaming service.
Think that is just a Google thing. I took, got sick of it and use Duckduckgo instead.
They can ask, but no one is under obligation to comply, just like the US asked and were rejected. If I personally published stolen classified material that would embarrass or materially harm a foreign nation, I would expect retaliation of some sort.
He published STOLEN documents. If you want to participate in Civil Disobedience, you have to accept the consequences. He's not in it for any cause other than fuck you.
But you're not thinking of the CEO's next yacht! Or the shareholders!
I think they are VASTLY overestimating how many Democrats he will pull. Most Democrats understand what a right wing nut he is. He'll pull disenfranchised Republicans more.
He'll keep doing it until he faces consequences.
Attacking piracy AND competition in one fell swoop! Capitalism!