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Pretty mainstream conservative. John Carmack has similar views.
by randyrand 8y ago
Pretty mainstream conservative. John Carmack has similar views.
- rsynnott 8y agoIsn't Carmack a Libertarian? That's quite far from mainstream conservative, and _very_ far from Trump. Also, I'm not aware of Carmack funding any covert propaganda campaigns...
- randyrand 8y agoHe funded a pro trump campaign, but not sure why it would count as covert propaganda. “In mid-September 2016, Palmer Luckey donated just shy of $10,000 to a recently formed pro-Trump non-profit organization called Nimble America. At the time of his donation, the entire body of Nimble America’s work consisted of putting up a single billboard in the Pittsburgh area [that read “too big to jail. paid for by Nimble America” with a photo of Hillary Clinton]. Going forward, Nimble America planned to put up more billboards in battleground states (hence the organization seeking donations).” https://uploadvr.com/fake-news-happens-reporting-palmer-luckey-nimble-america/ https://uploadvr.com/fake-news-happens-reporting-palmer-luck...
- Rebelgecko 8y agoHe did the funding in kind of a weird way- posting on reddit "I am a rich anonymous Trump supporter, I will match your donations". He also used multiple shell companies to donate to Trump's inaugural committee, which is being investigated for sketchy finances and potential self-dealing