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alistairSH 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: A new book shows how the power of companies is des...

Can you elaborate? Quick scan of her Wikipedia entry and top Google hits doesn’t indicate an authoritarian bent. They all list her as a center-left progressive.

muaytimbo 8 months ago [–]

Center left is already authoritarian IMO. She’s definitely not the worst, her views are on her medium: https://medium.com/@marietje.schaake

Take from it what you will.

This very article reeks of authoritarianism. Read her blog, not the first time she’s advocated for bureaucratic regulation of tech companies.

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