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I had no idea this was a campaign promise. Why? I don’t understand.

by maplant 2y ago

acegopher 2y ago
because the crypto bros love him
- 1oooqooq 2y ago
  who else will buy new treasury DOGE coins?
defrost 2y ago
* Ulbricht's conviction became a cause célèbre in American libertarian circles. * In May 2024, candidate Donald Trump said that if re-elected President, he would commute Ulbricht's sentence on his first day in office ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht I doubt Trump cares about Ulbricht as much as he cares (for whatever reason) about the continued support of various American libertarians (Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and various crypto elites). While he has made many promises this is significant for being one that he has kept.
- apsec112 2y ago
  RFK Jr is definitely not a libertarian (even compared to someone mainstream like Gary Johnson or Jared Polis), he supports strong state intervention in many areas of the economy and society
- godshatter 2y ago
  It's odd because libertarian candidates usually only garner 1% to 3% of the votes. It does appear that there are a lot of libertarians that vote Republican because of the stigma third parties have, though. As someone who often votes for libertarian candidates, I can't understand it. Republicans are about as libertarian as a cheese sandwich.
monero-xmr 2y ago
I am active in libertarian circles and Ulbricht was a cause celebre. The 2024 election was a game of inches, and many libertarians I know voted Trump purely on this issue. It is possible this was a key way Trump eked out a victory.
- ein0p 2y ago
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  - simonw 2y ago
    It was a decisive electoral vote victory, but 2.3 million votes difference works out as 49.8% of the popular vote to 48.3% of the popular vote. I believe around 230,000 votes across Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin would have made the difference. I think that counts as eking, personally.
  - deleted 2y ago
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  - latentcall 2y ago
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  - dralley 2y ago
    Winning by 1.6% is not a massive victory. It's actually a smaller margin than Hillary won the popular vote by in 2016 (despite losing the electoral vote).
  - bdangubic 2y ago
    he lost be like 68 that much to grandpa Biden
- dralley 2y ago
  Libertarians are very hard to take seriously because of shit like this. Nothing about Donald Trump is Libertarian.
  - 2y ago
_yb2s 2y ago
Trump went around to a huge number of niche communities and promised to fix their core concerns in exchange for their support. The crypto and libertarian communities are obsessed with freeing Ulbricht. It was honestly a brilliant strategy, and probably the reason he won. Ironic that an authoritarian fascist was able to get elected by enlisting the help of anti-authoritarian communities with a single issue promise.
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  > Ironic that an authoritarian fascist was able to get elected by enlisting the help of anti-authoritarian communities with a single issue promise. Ironic? It's the oldest trick in the book bro
- awnird 2y ago
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  - bdhcuidbebe 2y ago
    In 2016 John McAffee tried to run for president as a libertarian candidate, RIP.
    - awnird 2y ago
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      - bdhcuidbebe 2y ago
        I know he was a drug addict, but a pedophile? I never heard about that, can you tell me more or are you just being weird?
      - _yb2s 2y ago
        What is the age of consent for whales?
        2y ago
heavyset_go 2y ago
Wouldn't be surprised if he is sitting on a billion dollars of hidden crypto somewhere.
- stevenwoo 2y ago
  If you meant Trump, it's not hidden, they released a Trump meme coin and the rug pull was after the inauguration timed with the release of the Melania meme coin, though entirely speculatively makes more sense for the investors to be foreign governments buying influence less obviously than the last Trump administration like Saudi Arabia hiring his son in law.
- buzzerbetrayed 2y ago
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  - realce 2y ago
    "Wouldn't be surprised if " is speculation. Nobody should be surprised if a pirate has buried treasure.
- beeflet 2y ago
  It would have to be bitcoin, which isn't very hidden
  - bigiain 2y ago
    So "parked" rather than "hidden" then. I also suspect Ulbricht quite likely has keys for wallets the FBI didn't find out about (and it's corrupt agents didn't steal).
duxup 2y ago
It's a trite thing to say, but when it comes to Trump it fits the pattern of inside dealing ... I'm guessing he personally will profit from this somehow / someone promised a donation / money.
hilux 2y ago
To the libertarians.
TeaBrain 2y ago
Crypto currency proponents benefit from the existence of dark net marketplaces because they are some of the main places for the non-speculative use of crypto currencies. I think Ross and his pardon represent a sort-of metaphor in crypto-currency proponents' eyes for the government's toleration of these dark net crypto marketplaces.

I had no idea this was a campaign promise. Why? I don’t understand.

acegopher 2y ago

because the crypto bros love him

1oooqooq 2y ago
who else will buy new treasury DOGE coins?

defrost 2y ago

* Ulbricht's conviction became a cause célèbre in American libertarian circles. * In May 2024, candidate Donald Trump said that if re-elected President, he would commute Ulbricht's sentence on his first day in office ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht I doubt Trump cares about Ulbricht as much as he cares (for whatever reason) about the continued support of various American libertarians (Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and various crypto elites). While he has made many promises this is significant for being one that he has kept.

apsec112 2y ago
RFK Jr is definitely not a libertarian (even compared to someone mainstream like Gary Johnson or Jared Polis), he supports strong state intervention in many areas of the economy and society
godshatter 2y ago
It's odd because libertarian candidates usually only garner 1% to 3% of the votes. It does appear that there are a lot of libertarians that vote Republican because of the stigma third parties have, though. As someone who often votes for libertarian candidates, I can't understand it. Republicans are about as libertarian as a cheese sandwich.

monero-xmr 2y ago

I am active in libertarian circles and Ulbricht was a cause celebre. The 2024 election was a game of inches, and many libertarians I know voted Trump purely on this issue. It is possible this was a key way Trump eked out a victory.

ein0p 2y ago
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- simonw 2y ago
  It was a decisive electoral vote victory, but 2.3 million votes difference works out as 49.8% of the popular vote to 48.3% of the popular vote. I believe around 230,000 votes across Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin would have made the difference. I think that counts as eking, personally.
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
- latentcall 2y ago
  [flagged]
- dralley 2y ago
  Winning by 1.6% is not a massive victory. It's actually a smaller margin than Hillary won the popular vote by in 2016 (despite losing the electoral vote).
- bdangubic 2y ago
  he lost be like 68 that much to grandpa Biden
dralley 2y ago
Libertarians are very hard to take seriously because of shit like this. Nothing about Donald Trump is Libertarian.
- 2y ago

_yb2s 2y ago

Trump went around to a huge number of niche communities and promised to fix their core concerns in exchange for their support. The crypto and libertarian communities are obsessed with freeing Ulbricht. It was honestly a brilliant strategy, and probably the reason he won. Ironic that an authoritarian fascist was able to get elected by enlisting the help of anti-authoritarian communities with a single issue promise.

llamaimperative 2y ago
> Ironic that an authoritarian fascist was able to get elected by enlisting the help of anti-authoritarian communities with a single issue promise. Ironic? It's the oldest trick in the book bro
awnird 2y ago
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- bdhcuidbebe 2y ago
  In 2016 John McAffee tried to run for president as a libertarian candidate, RIP.
  - awnird 2y ago
    [flagged]
    - bdhcuidbebe 2y ago
      I know he was a drug addict, but a pedophile? I never heard about that, can you tell me more or are you just being weird?
    - _yb2s 2y ago
      What is the age of consent for whales?
      - 2y ago

heavyset_go 2y ago

Wouldn't be surprised if he is sitting on a billion dollars of hidden crypto somewhere.

stevenwoo 2y ago
If you meant Trump, it's not hidden, they released a Trump meme coin and the rug pull was after the inauguration timed with the release of the Melania meme coin, though entirely speculatively makes more sense for the investors to be foreign governments buying influence less obviously than the last Trump administration like Saudi Arabia hiring his son in law.
buzzerbetrayed 2y ago
[flagged]
- realce 2y ago
  "Wouldn't be surprised if " is speculation. Nobody should be surprised if a pirate has buried treasure.
beeflet 2y ago
It would have to be bitcoin, which isn't very hidden
- bigiain 2y ago
  So "parked" rather than "hidden" then. I also suspect Ulbricht quite likely has keys for wallets the FBI didn't find out about (and it's corrupt agents didn't steal).

duxup 2y ago

It's a trite thing to say, but when it comes to Trump it fits the pattern of inside dealing ... I'm guessing he personally will profit from this somehow / someone promised a donation / money.

hilux 2y ago

To the libertarians.

TeaBrain 2y ago

Crypto currency proponents benefit from the existence of dark net marketplaces because they are some of the main places for the non-speculative use of crypto currencies. I think Ross and his pardon represent a sort-of metaphor in crypto-currency proponents' eyes for the government's toleration of these dark net crypto marketplaces.