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Archive article: https://archive.is/SyLKE a 2019 GOP strategy meeting in the small town of Rockbridge, Ohio, attended by billionaires and media personalities including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, hedge fund manager Rebekah Mercer, and economist Oren Cass. The attendees formed the “Rockbridge Network,” a GOP strategy network helmed by conservative venture capitalist Chris Buskirk, whose aim is to build a MAGA movement that outlasts Donald Trump by letting business leaders shape American policy.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

MAGA movement that outlasts Donald Trump by letting business leaders shape American policy.

What's so goddamned ironic is that I cannot tell you how many asshole Taco supporters would mutter nonsense about "Big Tech" because of them being trained like good little parrots to talk about "Big Tech" as if it was liberal, LOL.

When I'd ask them any further questions about such claims, I'd usually get nonsense about how they were being "censored" or "shadow banned" and other such hilarity. Most of it came after their October surprise was foiled, seemingly, in relation to Hunter Biden's ~~hard drive~~, oops I mean, "laptop".

And now, well, will you look at that. These guys are just talking about having "Big Tech" simply set policy, because, hell, why not. Worthington's Law in action.

Anyway, I guess suggesting that people with huge communication platform add fact-checking on Russian disinformation campaigns or anti-vaxxer quackery in the middle of a fucking pandemic, that was where they drew the line....having shadowy, deeply weird freaks like Thiel who are enamored of even weirder freaks like Curtis Yarvin and the authors of The Sovereign Individual set policy for the rest of us....very cool.

[–] Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world -3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 19 hours ago

I wouldn't worry about it, there was nothing confusing about your comment.