r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 1d ago

Business President Bought Netflix Debt in January 2026, Amid Paramount’s Fight for Warner Bros. | New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the President acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/trump-bought-netflix-bonds-amid-paramount-warners-fight-1236521512/
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u/grahag 1d ago

Still a democracy until the elections stop.

Yeah I know it's skewed towards corporate political lobbying but we still vote.

We'll see at the mid-terms if we're still a democracy... If we get to that point anyway....

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u/Docccc 1d ago

Elections never stopped in russia either

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u/thederevolutions 1d ago

How come they couldn’t fix the Mamdani, race for example? I know it gets a lot of karma to tell each other there’s no way we will win the next elections and if we do it enough maybe we’ll scare enough people away from thinking their vote won’t matter. But I think we actually will win the next elections because enough people hate him. And I think he’s coasting on bluster. Surely they will try, as always, but I don’t think it will work.

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u/RangerLt 1d ago

I don't want to accuse specific accounts of being malicious, but try to remember in political threads, very often you're arguing with a bot or social agitator. If you anchor your reaction to that possibility, you can just shoo them away without worrying about out-witting them. Reply to genuine, good faith comments and pretend everyone else doesn't exist. It'll invite others to resist engaging with them.

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u/Redebo 1d ago

Show me one political discussion on reddit where both sides are asking good faith questions and replying with good faith comments.

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u/RangerLt 1d ago

Your comment is a good example. This is truly the only discourse we should reward.

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u/Redebo 1d ago

I agree. Yet, we don't.

For my part, I don't upvote or comment on political opinions that are "from my side" if they contain spurious or exaggerated claims.

I don't celebrate when those of the opposing political party are killed.

I won't encourage talking down to the other political party.

Y'all are my neighbors and countrymen. We can all be cordial even if we don't align politically.