President Donald Trump's military parade on Saturday featured 22 corporate and foundation sponsors, some of which received shoutouts over the public address system.

That included Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange that donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural committee in January. The following month, Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed a lawsuit against the company.

  • Gates9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    At this point Americans can’t really claim to have an independent state. We are a corporate sponsored entity. We are NASCAR if it was a country. Every war we’ve fought since the Civil War has been about money and securing our influence…to make money.

    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      I mean if you make your country all about business, treat it like a business, elect a business person, pander to, etc…

      Oh my god, we’re all slaves 😬

    • Ronno@feddit.nlEnglish
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      1 day ago

      NASCAR is nice comparison though, driving around in circles, chasing their own tail