Amazon’s decision to take #HQ2 to D.C. and NY is about enveloping government and media, the two primary checks on concentrated power in a democracy.
It’s decision to also go to Nashville is about deflection. 1/
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Jeff Bezos’s intention is to usurp the authority of government: to set the rules by which other firms are allowed to trade and to levy a tax on their trade. 2/ See:https://www.thenation.com/article/amazon-doesnt-just-want-to-dominate-the-market-it-wants-to-become-the-market/ …
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Bezos also intends to assume control of the government’s data and spending. Already
#Amazon hosts a lot of federal data. It also controls the purchasing of many government agencies, all the way down to your local school district. 3/ See:https://ilsr.org/release-amazons-purchasing/ …1 reply 42 retweets 92 likesShow this thread -
In America, when a monopoly closes down markets and takes the reins of government, it tends to get slapped down -- or at least that used to happen. 4/
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Curious, which specific monopoly do you think Amazon has?
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