Tech heavyweights who helped ignite Trump’s candidacy have told close associates they feel alienated from the GOP and are casting about for a candidate who more closely aligns with their extreme pro-business agenda.

Non-paywall: https://archive.ph/LLAMY

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    “We wanted a Corporatocracy, not an autocracy!” said the billionaires, who nominated a fascist.

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      It’s literally the same as the oligarchs that enabled Putin.

      “We wanted a puppet, but it turns out he wanted power too “

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      ‘Member when conservatives and business interests in Germany thought they control Hitler so they helped enable his rise to power. I ‘member.