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Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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post #16

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Sounds like he's going to run for president!

I do not oppose this ambition. If 45 can be POTUS and the world is not collapsing then I have a feeling that we will be fine with Mark Zuckerberg as well.

The world is collapsing for some, it just depends on who you are (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/donald-trump...).

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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post #18

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Sounds like he's going to run for president!

nothing screams "disconnected coastal elite" more than a young hip billionaire who thinks that his 50-state "poverty safari" trip resonates with voters

> nothing screams "disconnected coastal elite" more than a billionaire who thinks that his 50-state "poverty safari" trip resonates with voters

I just removed "young hip" and it describes Trump.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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post #3

Zuckerberg has done all these things within a relatively short period of time: * Says he’s no longer an atheist, "questioned" religious matters, he broke through his skepticism and now believes religion to be “very important.” * Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the compa…

Sounds like he's going to run for president!

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Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like he's going to run for president!

nothing screams "disconnected coastal elite" more than a young hip billionaire who thinks that his 50-state "poverty safari" trip resonates with voters

At this point, we should just experiment with a disconnected coastal elite just to see what happens.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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He reminds me of a male Hilary. I think we've been reduced to(maybe we've always been this) just quick reactions for Elections, and my immediate reaction even from the start was I don't like this guy, even before I knew about the "stupid fuckers are trusting me" and sweatgate. He just repulses me, in the same way Hillary physically repulsed me on an evolutionary level. And I think if America is filled with morons like me, he won't win.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening

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post #27

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If it's Trump vs Zuckberberg, he'll win. The only question is if he makes it through the primary.

Not if people really mean it when they say they are upset by the Russia news manipulation or Trump's incomplete withdrawal from ownership where conflict of interest could be perceived an issue. It depends on if people have convictions against those complaints or they were simply "not our candidate" excuses. Or maybe Mark will divest completely.

> Or maybe Mark will divest completely.

He and Andreessen specifically colluded to restructure Facebook stock so that he could take a LOA and work for the government while maintaining voting control over Facebook.

That's not something you do when you plan to divest.

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