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points by cortesoft 3 days ago | 0 comments
Who is 'they'?
[–] viklove 3 days ago
Sociopathic billionaires like Musk, Thiel, Ellison, Zuckerberg, and their cohort.
[–] small_model 3 days ago
Yes because left wing billionaires don't spend money trying to influence politics, only those bad right wing nazis!!!
[–] poncho_romero 3 days ago
This is such a strawman. No one on the left likes left wing billionaires either (to the extend that such a thing exists). People like Musk, Thiel, and Zuckerberg get more attention because they are more visible.
[–] reliabilityguy 3 days ago
I think the comment wasn’t about likability but about the fact that both sides of political spectrum have very rich people donating to influence politics.

Your feelings towards those individuals doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things, what matters is that everyone’s opinions are shaped/influenced by the few with money.

[–] inertiatic 3 days ago
Left wing billionaire is such an American take lmao
[–] kaffekaka 3 days ago
Spot on!
[–] CamperBob2 3 days ago
Meanwhile, on this planet, more billionaires supported Harris in the 2024 election than supported Trump.
[–] N_Lens 2 days ago
[x] Doubt
[–] CamperBob2 2 days ago
(Shrug) Ask your clanker of choice and take it up with the source it cites. In this case Forbes, although I can't get past their paywall to verify it: https://chatgpt.com/share/6ae0cbd8-71b0-83e8-873e-7f110e17f6...
[–] poncho_romero 2 days ago
Famously left-wing politician Kamala Harris.