Expect to see more of this as the election season nears its zenith:
I am crossing the Rubicon and backing the Republican Party and President Trump.
That's David Marcus, the co-founder of the payment platform Lightspark. Unsurprisingly, like many in tech, he was once fully devoted to supporting Democratic candidates. But, as he described it, he experienced a "gradual political 180" that led him to back Trump for president this year.
The disillusionment began in 2017 when Marcus was involved in an effort to "pitch the DNC to raise $100M from Silicon Valley founders and executives" in order to "build a CRM and tech platform to prevent a repeat of Hillary Clinton's inadequate, outdated 2016 campaign:"
We met with DNC leadership, who told us we could raise that money, but it would have to go to the general fund; a single-digit percentage would then be allocated to tech. In the wake of one of their most shocking failures, they didn't want the help.
Sounds like the Democratic party to me! Later, in 2019, Marcus was working on Facebook's ill-fated Libra currency, during which he spent time in Washington talking to lawmakers and others:
At the time, I still believed the mainstream idea that Democrats were all about serving the People. However, I was shocked to learn that, for the most part, Republicans cared more deeply about their constituents, while Democrats, in my experience, cared more about government power and control. This is my observation on balance, with many stories to back it up.
I don't doubt it. Later, in 2020, Marcus was shocked to see the widespread censorship playing out around COVID-19, especially the virus's origins; he also witnessed the censorship around the Hunter Biden laptop story, as well as the comprehensive media coverup of "President Biden's cognitive decline."
Meanwhile, Democratic policy in recent years has pushed "a total departure from the core American value system of meritocracy, an extreme and weaponized DEI agenda, an open door to massive illegal immigration, and a once-fringe narrative, now mainstream within the party, of vilifying success," Marcus argued.
Democratic foreign policy, meanwhile, is contributing to instability, particularly in Iran, as well as the expensive "unwinnable" conflict in Ukraine.
As a result:
I believe we need a President who is unequivocally pro: America, the Constitution, business, Bitcoin/crypto, innovation, Israel, small government, legal immigration, free speech, meritocracy, and common sense — and anti: regulatory proliferation, illegal immigration, unjust wars, Iran's current regime, and domestic groups that oppose American values. These issues are central to President Trump's platform.
Marcus noted that he himself is pro-abortion, but that he feels like Trump's position on abortion is itself agreeable to his own. (Regrettably this is somewhat true, but of course nobody's perfect.)
And of course there was the attempt on Trump's life:
The courage and resolve he displayed seconds after being hit by a bullet was awe-inspiring for his followers and detractors alike. This was a man, however imperfect, who, at that moment, incarnated the American spirit in the most vivid way, starting to bring a split nation together.
Can confirm:
Here's the gist of it, folks:
Some claim that reelecting President Trump will bring our democracy to its knees. However, the alternative — having unelected individuals with this much power and no accountability run our government coupled with four more years of bad policies at home and abroad — might present a more significant threat. Neither will likely change in a Harris administration and could potentially worsen.
In this pivotal moment, confronted with the choices we have, I am endorsing and supporting a return to a Republican administration in 2025.
More of this from the tech industry, please!
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