Influence on display
Extra- governmental billionaire diplomacy is troubling.
It’s an accusationn that’s been leveled at philanthropic giving that can sway national policy (Soros, Gates. However, what is happening here is the direct engagement of an unelected media mogul billionaire in electoral politics. And using more than donations to politicians to wield that influence — he’s using the threat of his relationship with the incoming U.S. president, funding opposition, and a combination of doxxing and misinformation campaigns fueled by a platform that is (inexplicably) still used by journalists.
Maybe this isn’t different than what has always happened (Nixon as candidate) in the backrooms of power. Maybe we are just seeing it in full unapologetic display now.
I don’t have a conclusion other than we have to fight it.