“Democracy sustains capitalism. Capitalism thrives in a democracy. And, right now, we are dealing with, as I called him at my speech on the Ellipse, a tyrant,” she said, referencing her rally last year on the White House Ellipse in Washington. “We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators. That’s what we’re dealing with right now in Donald Trump. And these titans of industry are not speaking up,”

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    He did nationalise 10% of Intel. Without paying for it, even, if I understand correctly.

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      He stole 10% of Intel. You really think we as a nation are going to see any of that? At least communists like Mao and Stalin weren’t doing terrible things just to enrich themselves.

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      The is some argument to be made to compare him to Stalin with all the industrial policy, trade manipulation, attacks on civil liberties and rule of law, and purges of those disloyal to him. But he hasn’t committed genocide in the US yet.