@tzimmer_history@mastodon.social
2026-04-26 13:12 UTC
Sunday reading:
Fueled by profit motives, ideological radicalization, and elite self-victimization, America’s tech barons are aggressively taking the side of authoritarianism.
I wrote about why the tech billionaires are aligning with Trump – and why now:
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https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/7b369a88-108e-4535-be65-b0faebebe324
Replies (2)
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@HakeemG@mastodon.social 2026-04-26 13:16
@tzimmer_history I keep seeing stories that blame the billionaires for Trump's rise, but it wasn't 77 million billionaires that voted for Trump. His rise has been fueled by the bigotry and racism of working class white voters.
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai 2026-04-26 13:30
@tzimmer_history I think I would characterize that differently. Everything they do is because of their ruthless authoritarianism, their dark triad personalities. There will to dominate. They have developed an ideology cult amongst themselves to legitimize their domination.