Let's talk more about how Zuckerberg signed off on a hate speech policing system in which saying "I want to kill black babies" is fine but saying "White people suck" would get you banned.
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT5| The Man In the High Chair
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Let's talk more about how Zuckerberg signed off on a hate speech policing system in which saying "I want to kill black babies" is fine but saying "White people suck" would get you banned.
Facebook isn't doing enough to combat fake news still, he's going to be directly blamed for Trump during the debates (if he makes it that far) and he'll have no real response to that.
Also this.
The guy is a dead fish in a barrel. He shouldn't get very far.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
This is all just setting up the inevitable narrative of Trump getting tired of Kelly trying to turn him into a grownup.
Widdle Puppy
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he will just find ways to redirect everyone on facebook to propoganda on why he is great
whyamihere
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kill me.
To be fair, there is only so much Facebook can do there. They can't stop your uncle from posting an article about Obama being a secret Muslim.
Zuckerberg has no charisma, I'm not super worried.
Above all else, the Democrats have to prioritize charisma and someone who inspires the base. Actual platform is kind of unimportant. If they nail that (huge if), Zuckerberg shouldn't matter.
Aaron Strife
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Maybe his pollster will bring back terrible numbers and Zuck will go "oh yeah, this is a dumb idea"
President John Bel Edwards, here we come
True, but they still haven't taken any real steps to try and curb the issue.
aspiegamer
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Perhaps we'll get lucky and a pollster would report to him day after day honestly and say "this is a horrible idea."
After realizing how he unknowingly helped hand Trump the win last year I think it's gone to his head that he could manipulate the entirety of his service to push himself and his own agenda if he spent even the smallest about of effort doing so. That's probably not even wrong! Just that there's no one who wants to listen.
After realizing how he unknowingly helped hand Trump the win last year I think it's gone to his head that he could manipulate the entirety of his service to push himself and his own agenda if he spent even the smallest about of effort doing so. That's probably not even wrong! Just that there's no one who wants to listen.
Who is Zuckerberg's base supposed to be?
He's a rich corporatist with no charisma so not traditional dems and you aren't going to win rich libertarian folk running on the dem ticket. Might be speaking too soon but he doesn't seem to have a coherent grasp of political dynamics in this country. Running for president feels like a YOLO moment for him.
He's a rich corporatist with no charisma so not traditional dems and you aren't going to win rich libertarian folk running on the dem ticket. Might be speaking too soon but he doesn't seem to have a coherent grasp of political dynamics in this country. Running for president feels like a YOLO moment for him.
Aaron Strife
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Why, turning out the young college students, of course!
Box of Kittens
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Aliens posing as humans in order to study Earth.
Widdle Puppy
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As long as he doesn't find ways to sway all the people who use facebook with information that supports him I don't think he would do very well politically. He lacks charisma and it's kinda hard to see anyone getting behind him.
I'm all for seeing him get humiliated Jeb style during the primary.
If he's the nominee, I would consider voting 3rd party for the first time.
I would probably switch voter registration so I could cast a troll vote for him in the primary.
Dubbedinenglish
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He has the conehead demographic on lock
SirClinksAlot
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Yeah Im not really sure who would be excited to vote for him.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
Can Zuck even use Facebook in his political efforts? Seems like there would be laws to stop that, no?
He would probably have to pay them but besides that, I don't see why he couldn't use Facebook to help his campaign.
Greigor The Fellhand
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fucking disgusting, I hope zuckerbug gets destroyed, I dont even want to see him on the debate stage for the primaries. fuck him.
aspiegamer
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Regardless of what anyone previously assumed, in the era of Trump it seems pretty clear there are zero ethical standards whatsoever regarding business interests while a candidate or a politician. Why wouldn't he be able to? Rules? Oh please. And who would even theoretically force these rules? A Trump FEC? Hah.
There is a non-zero chance of these happening, which is scary enough.
He has zero charisma and nothing to offer other. Waste of already-overcrowded podium space.
jack_package_200
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If there is one thing that can unite liberals and socialists on this site, its hatred of Mark Zuckerberg.
Nina Turner or Tulsi Gabbard would be preferable to his rich ass.
Nina Turner or Tulsi Gabbard would be preferable to his rich ass.
Why this kind of anger towards him?
That's a legitimate question. Did he do something terrible?
Bonen no Max'd
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maybe he read too many techbro medium articles about the need for a tech-oriented socially-liberal fiscally-conservative party and thinks running on the Win The Future ticket will actually appeal to the great centrist masses of America
it's as good a guess as any I think
Dubbedinenglish
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Zuck will last one speech, everyone will laugh and that will be done.
RastaMentality
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which part of the south will zuckerberg win? lol.
aspiegamer
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Being the actual aggregate of Fake News during the election, for starters. It's also the least inspiring background story ever. "Privileged white guy becomes billionaire with some website and is now running for President" is infinitely worse than even "real estate, casino guy and reality TV host runs for President," PLUS these are Democrats you'd have to convince with his story. Dead on arrival. Energizing lower-income voters and minorities is key to their success. Just pandering to millennials is insufficient to even win a primary, as Sanders has proven.
It would be a 100% Sanders demographic repeat. In other words, not something a Democratic candidate can afford.
Spoiled Milk
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Wanda/Wander
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Rules don't apply to the wealthy.
CrimzonSamurai
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Why is Oprah seriously floated? Is it just a popularity thing?
I bet they'll enforce the rules when he's running against him.
Aaron Strife
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I've got the perfect slogan for Zuck: One Tough Nerd. Send it to print.
smokeandmirrors
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give me sorkin and fincher or give me death
balladofwindfishes
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Can we run Larry Snowbama?
She's an icon of success among the People magazine crowd, which is likely a bigger base than Zuckerberg can claim.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
I honestly wonder if Sorkin will ever try to write a Trump movie.
Dubbedinenglish
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Can we run Larry Snowbama?
I think that is a picture of my 2020 hopeful, Juan Bahama
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