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Maga populism is aligned strongly with racism, misogyny, anti-immigrant and anti-trans, with a strong dose of anti-intellectualism and anti-tech. What they got
by k310 2y ago
Maga populism is aligned strongly with racism, misogyny, anti-immigrant and anti-trans, with a strong dose of anti-intellectualism and anti-tech. What they got was a Broligarchy of top tech billionaires and crypto bros seeking zero regulation (which they got in part) [0] government adoption [1] and Procurement Capture [2]
graphic: https://i.ibb.co/9qS5wLJ/voterepelon.jpg https://i.ibb.co/9qS5wLJ/voterepelon.jpg (imgbb.com)
The change was clear when Musk poured about $290 million into Trump's campaign.
The revolt was run and won by the Tech Bros. The populists elected the leet.
Life is weird.
[0] SEC says it does not believe people who purchase or hold meme coins are protected by federal securities law
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/sec-says-meme-coins-are-not-securities/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/sec-says-meme-coins-are-no...
[1] Trump announces strategic crypto reserve including Bitcoin, Solana, XRP and more (cnbc.com)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43233455 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43233455
[2] Anil Dash - Understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture
https://www.anildash.com//2025/01/04/DOGE-procurement-capture/ https://www.anildash.com//2025/01/04/DOGE-procurement-captur...