To the degree that fascism has a distinctive economic system, one of its most notable qualities is a combination of private ownership of the means of producton with government/corporate partnership and a “revolving door” by which powerful individuals pass back and forth between business and political leadership positions.
One of the defining characteristics of this era is the legacy media from time to time timidly noting the possibility of something that’s been recognized as at least nearly certain down here in the trenches for months or even years.
Of course Russia is co-opting far right groups to attack western democracies. Any honest person who’s been paying attention should’ve figured that out by now - it’s not like they’ve been subtle about it or anything. And it’s been commonly recognized for months now (and less commonly asserted for years).
But at this late date, along comes the Guardian, hesitantly saying, "Um… well… you know… it might just barely be sort of possible that maybe…
In a world gone Onion, that’s easily the most Onion’ish true story I’ve seen. So far…
They’re literally suing the company for not being evil enough.
That’s so insane that merely taking part in that suit should be seen as grounds for a psych hold.
Weird that the Trump administration is trying to collect a national database on people with autism even as they’re eliminating programs to help them or even merely to oversee how they’re treated by other institutions.
If the goal of tracking them down and keeping tabs on them isn’t to help them, then what is it?
(That’s a rhetorical question).