GW on Nostr: "NBC reported that tech billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg will ...
"NBC reported that tech billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg will all have prominent seats on the platform at Trump's inauguration. The symbolism is unmistakable."
"Those seats are usually reserved for family members, former presidents, and prominent politicians. Giving those seats to billionaires signals loudly that this is a new era of oligarchy, without even an attempt to feign allegiance to pre-Trump notions of government for and by the people.
https://www.alternet.org/trump-populism-marcotte/ 
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