Google is too important to too many people. Yet they operate with callous disregard for their users, and near total impunity for harm they "accidentally" cause. It's time to impose democratic accountability on this de facto public service.

"Fake news" is fake.

A pardon is just the start. National Hero Snowden deserves the Medal of Freedom and a seat in Congress.

Oh surprise. Puppet of the Oligarchs Obama refuses to pardon National Hero Snowden. I'm just shocked, shocked I tell you.

In other news, the Pope reveals his strong support for Catholicism.

"fuck you, prole, that's why"

In Soviet America, DNS queries you!

I love the Unity desktop. It's the biggest reason I continue to use Ubuntu on my laptops.

In other news, water is wet, the pope is catholic, and bears shit in the woods.

Have you heard of this exciting new technology called "Google"? I think it might be just the thing you're looking for.

Fraudulent votes from dead people, non-citizens, etc - voter fraud - is a red herring. It is quite unlikely to get worse because of electronic voting.

The real issue is election fraud - where a small number of people can directly manipulate the election result data. Something like UPDATE votes SET selection = (SELECT id FROM candidates WHERE party = "Crony Capitalist"); Tho probably a bit more sophisticated - getting 100% of the vote always looks bad.

Congratulations, you're on the wrong side of history.

Since you apparently didn't read before, allow me to repeat:

Dude, you are dreaming if you think those folksy anecdotes even sort of approximate how the real capitalist economy works.

1. That a certain immoral public policy might sometimes be expedient in a certain economic configuration does not make it any less immoral. Let me emphasize: The question of whether the government ought or ought not grant monopolies on ideas - monopolies that are so similar to ownership that their own advocates describe them as "intellectual property" - is first and foremost a moral question. The ownership of ideas is offensive to human dignity. It must be abolished now.

2. Dude, you are dreaming if you think those folksy anecdotes even sort of approximate how the real capitalist economy works.

3. Do you really want to label me a freeloader? I have written and published a non-trivial amount of Free Software. I put my money where my mouth is. Feel free to show off your more own more impressive contributions - for surely there are many who have contributed far more than I. Or, shut the fuck up and go do something useful for the world.

OMG OMG the sky is falling!!!!11!!! OMG OMG the sky is falling!!!!11!!!

Wait, you don't think so? OMG OMG you're a sky falling DENIALIST!!!1!!!!!11!1 Denialist, denialist, DENIALIST, witch, witch, WITCH! Burn the witch, burn the witch, BURN THE WITCH!

You ignorant debtor redneck cishet fuckboy shitlord, you don't even deserve to live, much less have a voice in public policy. Now go fuck off to your trailer park and Walmart job, and be thankful we smart, well-connected, politically correct good people haven't yet sent the drones to liquidate you. 'Cuz everyone knows you deserve it. Now I really must get back to my ivory tower, my hand-poured artisanal coffee, and my super duper duper important job.

Let's see, where was I? Oh yes - OMG OMG the sky is falling!!!1!!!!!11!!1!!! The SKY is FALLING!!!1!!!!1!!

What you describe is but a lesser example of the many problems with capitalism. However it seems implausible that, without immoral ownership of ideas, innovation will just grind to a halt. People were inventing things long before these badlaws were enacted, and will continue to do so in their absence.

Correct, I do not own a government-granted monopoly on any ideas. I also do not own any slaves. And your point is?