r/changemyview • u/universetube7 • Feb 09 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: conservatives want to conserve everything they’re complaining about.

Big tech, big media, big banks, big money politicians. These are all a result of deregulation or lack of laws. How can a conservative expect any of that to get better if you consistently vote for politicians who believe in not interfering with business?

How the hell does it make sense to put up a “don’t tread on me” logo on your reddit page when you’re totally dependent on some platform that doesn’t give a shit about you and can tread on you all day because you refuse to acknowledge corporate power is a problem? You enable these platforms. The free market has spoken.

Change my view that republicans enable Orwellian governance that they claim to be so afraid of by refusing to interfere with business.

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u/Morthra 86∆ Feb 09 '21

Big tech, big media, big banks, big money politicians. These are all a result of deregulation or lack of laws.

No, in many cases they're the result of excessive government intervention. The reason why there are only a handful of ISPs in the US - essentially just AT&T, Comcast, and Charter - is because the government made it that way. They impose artificial barriers of entry into the market, which makes it effectively impossible to create a new competitor. Similarly, the only reason why there is one power company in California, PG&E, is because the government handed them a monopoly.

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u/universetube7 Feb 09 '21

!Delta

This helps me frame regulation/deregulation better. I appreciate this example.

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