On 09/02/2017 03:02 PM, Max Dovey wrote: > > the odds at the bookmakers for Zuckerberg to run as democratic > candidate down to 16/1 (from 25/1) forecasting him at equal odds with > Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson > (http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/341269-campaign-committee-for-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-filed-with-fec) > what are peoples thoughts on this, and more importantly*_if_ *there is > any legitimacy in these rumours what is the general response? > > Well, would he run for the Democans or the Republicrats?
More importantly, would his presidency combined with Facebook's virtual monopolization of electronic communication more places on Earth than I like to think of through ownership of Facebook Messenger *and* WhatsApp violate anti-trust laws? He'd have the most powerful media engine on Earth to create support for his policies.
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