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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by refurb on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:31PM (#24124879)
What happened with Michael Bloomberg?

Worth billions, wanted to run for President, spent hundreds of millions on ads and got nowhere.

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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by mola on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:37PM (#24124979)
That's because he tried to play fair. Look at Sheldon Adelson, I won't talk about US politics, but during the last twenty years he pretty much changed the entire press landscape of Israel subordinating it to Netanyahu. He made a huge impact on Israel politics and public opinion.
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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by fock on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:39PM (#24125006)
well, a hundred other people of similar circumstances not liking him?!
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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by refurb on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:58PM (#24125242)
But I keep hearing billionaires wield the power to do whatever they want.

Bloomberg couldn’t even get his parties nomination.

I guess billions doesn’t get you that much power.

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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by viklove on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @11:51AM (#24133262)
False dichotomy. Just because Bloomberg couldn't win the nomination does not mean that billionaires do not hold unjustified political power.
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