• NotSafeForWorld@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 hours ago

    I’m happy to be corrected, but I thought they praised a specific decision by the Trump admin to appoint someone they think is the right person for the job (or at least someone who aligned with their interest of net privacy)? I know the current US admin sucks, but if the broken clock is right for a minute, then acknowledging it is ok, right?

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      7 hours ago

      No, it was not just that—also the Republican Party as a whole:

      Proton CEO Andy Yen praised the Republican Party in a post on X, declaring that “10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned.” When the tweet went viral, Proton’s official Reddit account posted a now-deleted comment stating that “Until corporate Dems are thrown out, the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.”

      Not only is it flat out wrong but it is also laughably so.

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        3 hours ago

        Oh shit that’s wild. It’s like they didn’t see all the tech folks lining up to kiss the ring. And all the Republicans passing ID laws (tho in this issue Dems aren’t really fighting back)

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      7 hours ago

      Yes he praised the Republicans generally, and again I think this is due to a language barrier, but that’s suspicious you’re right.

      Tim Cook is the one who praised Trump directly, which is even stupider since English is his native language and he was born here. And because he’s allegedly gay.

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      8 hours ago

      Correct. People just parrot this with no desire to dig just a little deeper.