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Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy
Jan 16^th, 2025 at 8:41pm

Biden warns US on verge of tech billionaire 'oligarchy'

And he's not wrong...

From Peter Thiel's eccentric, yet successful, application for a New Zealand passport - then his unsuccessful building permit applications to build a 'Fuhrer Bunker' style dwelling in its South Island, to Elon Musk's lambasting foreign heads of government - using his almost monopoly of social media...

To Zuckerberg's 'welcome' into the 'tech bro' fold...

The US, and the world, will soon be reckoning with an oligarchy the size, combined power and wealth of which the world has never seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-16/joe-biden-farewell-address-oval-office-te...

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20654 Gordon Gender:	Re: Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy Reply #1 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:09pm LoL they've been doing the bidding of the Dems for 4 years, they're just being politically pragmatic
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12694 Gender:	Re: Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy Reply #2 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:12pm Gordon wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:09pm: LoL they've been doing the bidding of the Dems for 4 years, they're just being politically pragmatic So, a politically biliteral oligarchy, then.
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Reply #3 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:13pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 8:41pm:

Biden warns US on verge of tech billionaire 'oligarchy'

And he's not wrong...

From Peter Thiel's eccentric, yet successful, application for a New Zealand passport - then his unsuccessful building permit applications to build a 'Fuhrer Bunker' style dwelling in its South Island, to Elon Musk's lambasting foreign heads of government - using his almost monopoly of social media...

To Zuckerberg's 'welcome' into the 'tech bro' fold...

The US, and the world, will soon be reckoning with an oligarchy the size, combined power and wealth of which the world has never seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-16/joe-biden-farewell-address-oval-office-te...

Thats just the orchestra with Trump as the conductor. The weak and lazy bureaucrats are about to be feasted on. Now you have to produce to get paid, not just go to cocktail parties. Now is the time to show why you should be working for the government and not believe its a right to be paid by the government. The dems have loaded the public service with lackys to do their bidding and its going to end.

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Re: Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy
Reply #4 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:18pm

Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:13pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 8:41pm:

Biden warns US on verge of tech billionaire 'oligarchy'

And he's not wrong...

From Peter Thiel's eccentric, yet successful, application for a New Zealand passport - then his unsuccessful building permit applications to build a 'Fuhrer Bunker' style dwelling in its South Island, to Elon Musk's lambasting foreign heads of government - using his almost monopoly of social media...

To Zuckerberg's 'welcome' into the 'tech bro' fold...

The US, and the world, will soon be reckoning with an oligarchy the size, combined power and wealth of which the world has never seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-16/joe-biden-farewell-address-oval-office-te...

Thats just the orchestra with Trump as the conductor. The weak and lazy bureaucrats are about to be feasted on. Now you have to produce to get paid, not just go to cocktail parties. Now is the time to show why you should be working for the government and not believe its a right to be paid by the government. The dems have loaded the public service with lackys to do their bidding and its going to end.

Yep, of course, cocktail parties... It had to be cocktail parties.

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Reply #5 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:21pm

Gordon wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:09pm:

LoL they've been doing the bidding of the Dems for 4 years, they're just being politically pragmatic

They're just being a bit PC, and that's okay.

Gordon has always stood up for political correctness.

He's no Trump man, that I can assure you. Do you know what you are, Gordon?

You're a naughty old tourist. You hate those globalist elites ever so, no?

DRAIN THE SWAMP !!!

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Reply #6 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:24pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:18pm:

Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:13pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 8:41pm:

Biden warns US on verge of tech billionaire 'oligarchy'

And he's not wrong...

From Peter Thiel's eccentric, yet successful, application for a New Zealand passport - then his unsuccessful building permit applications to build a 'Fuhrer Bunker' style dwelling in its South Island, to Elon Musk's lambasting foreign heads of government - using his almost monopoly of social media...

To Zuckerberg's 'welcome' into the 'tech bro' fold...

The US, and the world, will soon be reckoning with an oligarchy the size, combined power and wealth of which the world has never seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-16/joe-biden-farewell-address-oval-office-te...

Thats just the orchestra with Trump as the conductor. The weak and lazy bureaucrats are about to be feasted on. Now you have to produce to get paid, not just go to cocktail parties. Now is the time to show why you should be working for the government and not believe its a right to be paid by the government. The dems have loaded the public service with lackys to do their bidding and its going to end.

Yep, of course, cocktail parties... It had to be cocktail parties.

Not always cocktail parties, sometimes they would fly to a foreign holiday resort to research why they used 750ml cartons for milk instead of quarts. Six days of dinners and lunches and flying business class.

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Reply #7 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:27pm

In recent years. it was just Murdoch who prided himself on 'always backing the winner' regardless of the side...

Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg and a conga line of other billionaires - tech and otherwise - will pool their resources, which would pass a trillion dollars, maybe two, and consolidate their power such that no president or their administration will be able to break it up without a civil war.

If Eisenhower were brought back to life, he'd think it was 1961.

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Reply #8 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:29pm

Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:24pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:18pm:

Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:13pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 8:41pm:

Biden warns US on verge of tech billionaire 'oligarchy'

And he's not wrong...

From Peter Thiel's eccentric, yet successful, application for a New Zealand passport - then his unsuccessful building permit applications to build a 'Fuhrer Bunker' style dwelling in its South Island, to Elon Musk's lambasting foreign heads of government - using his almost monopoly of social media...

To Zuckerberg's 'welcome' into the 'tech bro' fold...

The US, and the world, will soon be reckoning with an oligarchy the size, combined power and wealth of which the world has never seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-16/joe-biden-farewell-address-oval-office-te...

Thats just the orchestra with Trump as the conductor. The weak and lazy bureaucrats are about to be feasted on. Now you have to produce to get paid, not just go to cocktail parties. Now is the time to show why you should be working for the government and not believe its a right to be paid by the government. The dems have loaded the public service with lackys to do their bidding and its going to end.

Yep, of course, cocktail parties... It had to be cocktail parties.

Not always cocktail parties, sometimes they would fly to a foreign holiday resort to research why they used 750ml cartons for milk instead of quarts. Six days of dinners and lunches and flying business class.

In what capacity were you there with them?

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Reply #9 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:38pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:27pm:

In recent years. it was just Murdoch who prided himself on 'always backing the winner' regardless of the side...

Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg and a conga line of other billionaires - tech and otherwise - will pool their resources, which would pass a trillion dollars, maybe two, and consolidate their power such that no president or their administration will be able to break it up without a civil war.

If Eisenhower were brought back to life, he'd think it was 1961.

What seems to be the problem, has the world not worked that way since money was discovered.

Politicians have always had an ear for the richest, Soros ring a bell.

Zuckerberg was just fine when he followed dems orders.

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Reply #10 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:43pm

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:29pm:

Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:24pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:18pm:

Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:13pm:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 8:41pm:

Biden warns US on verge of tech billionaire 'oligarchy'

And he's not wrong...

From Peter Thiel's eccentric, yet successful, application for a New Zealand passport - then his unsuccessful building permit applications to build a 'Fuhrer Bunker' style dwelling in its South Island, to Elon Musk's lambasting foreign heads of government - using his almost monopoly of social media...

To Zuckerberg's 'welcome' into the 'tech bro' fold...

The US, and the world, will soon be reckoning with an oligarchy the size, combined power and wealth of which the world has never seen.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-16/joe-biden-farewell-address-oval-office-te...

Thats just the orchestra with Trump as the conductor. The weak and lazy bureaucrats are about to be feasted on. Now you have to produce to get paid, not just go to cocktail parties. Now is the time to show why you should be working for the government and not believe its a right to be paid by the government. The dems have loaded the public service with lackys to do their bidding and its going to end.

Yep, of course, cocktail parties... It had to be cocktail parties.

Not always cocktail parties, sometimes they would fly to a foreign holiday resort to research why they used 750ml cartons for milk instead of quarts. Six days of dinners and lunches and flying business class.

In what capacity were you there with them?

I was brought up in a middle class family in the bronx and had a part time job at Mcdonalds but I have since been unburdened by what has been. So you asked me a question and I urge you to ask questions because thats what we need to do is ask questions. I have a good record bringing people to court and putting them in jail.

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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12694 Gender:	Re: Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy Reply #11 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:48pm Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:38pm: Zuckerberg was just fine when he followed dems orders. And now he'll be following the orders of the tech bro alphas.
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12694 Gender:	Re: Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy Reply #12 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:49pm Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:43pm: I have a good record bringing people to court and putting them in jail. Jail, eh! Were you a 'mighty French gendarme'?
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12694 Gender:	Re: Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy Reply #13 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:57pm Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:38pm: What seems to be the problem, has the world not worked that way since money was discovered. That was the point of the US Constitution, wasn't it? To protect the people from tyrants and oligarchs... the founders had all read Plato.
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Leroy Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 889 Gender:	Re: Biden Warns of Tech Oligarchy Reply #14 - Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:58pm MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:48pm: Leroy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2025 at 9:38pm: Zuckerberg was just fine when he followed dems orders. And now he'll be following the orders of the tech bro alphas. So status quo, the rich have just taken over the rich.
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