America's billionaire class is funding anti-democratic forces

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Decades ago, America’s monied interests bankrolled a Republican establishment that believed in fiscal conservatism, anti-communism and constitutional democracy.

Today’s billionaire class is pushing a radically anti-democratic agenda for America – backing Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen, calling for restrictions on voting and even questioning the value of democracy.

Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech financier who is among those leading the charge, once wrote, “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”

Thiel is using his fortune to squelch democracy. He donated $15m to the successful Republican Ohio senatorial primary campaign of JD Vance, who alleges that the 2020 election was stolen and that Biden’s immigration policy has meant “more Democrat voters pouring into this country.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/america-s-billionaire-class-is-funding-anti-democratic-forces/ar-AAXBZqr

[Mme. Defarge]

1. Mais naturellement.

Of course they are.

[andym]

2. Author should be more specific about who is promoting this, and not imagine a billionaire class

There is not a unified billionaire class.

1) ultra wealthy libertarians like Thiel and the Koch family
2) ultra wealthy white Christian evangelicals
others?

Ultra wealthy men like Bill Gates or George Soros are not promoting this view--quite the contrary Soros is persona non grata in Orban's Hungary.

[appalachiablue]

3. Anti-democracy, illiberal democracy, post-democracy

and anti gov (in the US) all essentially mean control by far-right authoritarian, fascist, autocratic and minority one- party rule. History is filled with examples of autocrats and dictators and how horrible life can be under those systems. As Americans it is critical that we do all we can to preserve our democracy, now.

[GoldandSilver]

4. Oh it's worse than that

The Republikan CPAC meeting in Hungary was all about defeating democracy around the world and moving forward with fascism as the founding principle.

Read Viktor Orban’s CPAC speeches. You’ll be stunned. Orban is the new Republikan rock star.