Using the government to coerce business and the citizens of a country is the essence of fascism. This is the work of the twisted mind of Elizabeth Warren who has never seen using government to “train” the masses as anything but a virtue. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/11/busi...american-express-gun-purchase-code/index.html
??? Visa and Mastercard are private companies. They didn't have to do anything they didn't want to do.
Do you really believe that? The power of the state to coerce companies to bend to its will it the greatest evil of the modern government. Unfortunately it’s a feature that both sides of the political aisle are too willing to employ.
Such as restricting companies from polluting? Or enforcing occupational safety standards? Or enforcing corporate taxes? Or zoning laws? Or limiting certain government contracts to only qualified companies? etc.? etc.? That's one of the very purposes of government. Thank god for government. Here, I'll repeat what Wikipedia says about fascism, because it's pretty spot-on. What YOU describe is far from that. Fascism is a far- right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation and race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
Do you understand the difference between passing a law and using threats to get what the government wants? This was a threat by Elizabeth Warren and others. Would you feel the same if a Republican government coerced a company to do what they want?
So, OK, I've looked for a "threat" by Senator Warren to credit card companies. It doesn't exist. What I found is a rather tame letter urging them to adopt gun sales codes. No threat contained therein. If you think so, point out the wording that threatens some sort of retribution: https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/combinepdf (2).pdf
Apparently someone did, since he asked me a question. Are you ALWAYS this stupid? Your posts indicate as much, but that might just be a message board thing.
