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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (5 children)

How would that even work?

Destroy the Google HQ, data centers, and assassinate it's leadership?

I mean he could maybe direct a Republican Congress to legislatively fine and tax Alphabet into the ground, but there are definitely a large number of Congress that have money in Alphabet.

He can't even come up with coherent rants, how could he come up with a way to fight someone as big as Alphabet.

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i just don't understand why

We hate google for being a giant, evil corporation that bribes republicans to vote against things like net neutrality or privacy rights

Why would a republican go after google? theyre on the same side

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

Because Trump is an absolute moron, and his followers agree with anything he says.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Also, he, nor anybody else who would pursue something this dumb realize how many things run on google's cloud, middleware, SaaS products, etc. His middle schooler mind thinks "google = google.com search," when Alphabet's business is so much bigger than that.

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Remember when he said that Goldman Sachs has to forgive all Puerto Rico’s municipal bonds? That was fun.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Alphabet is largely guided by the intelligence community.

This is consistent with Trump attacking the CIA and the deep state.

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It's been found to be a monopoly. I'm sure they'll appeal, but we may find out what it looks like in our own lifetimes.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Well he can make it an executive action and basically kill everyone and blow everything up.