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You make it seem like a Zuckerberg presidency will be anything different from a token Democrat/Republican/Celebrity candidate. They all follow the same rules of
by fil_a_del_fee_a 9y ago
You make it seem like a Zuckerberg presidency will be anything different from a token Democrat/Republican/Celebrity candidate. They all follow the same rules of increasing military spending and increasing the gap between rich and poor. Zuck will campaign on xyz, and < 100 days later, maintain the status quo.
- the_cat_kittles 9y agowhat a dumb thing to say. look at history- some presidents have been bad, and some good. you are saying they are all the same. wrong.
- metaphorm 9y agothey're not all the same but s/he is correct to note that every president capitulates to the demands of the military-industrial complex and the finance-capitalist agenda.
- the_cat_kittles 9y agoi dont have illusions about political reality. but that doesn't mean that the choices we make dont matter.
- fil_a_del_fee_a 9y agoI would say since JFK, they all have pledged allegiance to the Military Industrial Complex. Even with Trump, I had some faith based on his mentions of real issues like heroin abuse, but something changed him.. Made him fall in line.
- bobbington 9y agoI think what "made him fall in line" is the senate and House of Representatives, along with the courts to a lesser extent. The fact is while the president may be an honest man, it matters very little because the real change happens among the hundreds of legislators who make the laws. Many of them are bought, and even a perfectly intentioned president must compromise with their interests if he wants to get anything done
- timoth3y 9y agoExcept perhaps Carter. He canceled the B-1 bomber. returned the Panama canal. He campaigned against what he called "The Imperial Presidency". Of course, he was reviled for doing so.