After Life of Incalculable Harm, Billionaire Climate Denialist David Koch..... dead.

[guillaumeb]

After Life of Incalculable Harm, Billionaire Climate Denialist and Right-Wing Villain David Koch Dead at 79

From the article:

Billionaire industrialist David Koch, who spent vast sums of his billions in personal fortune promoting climate denialism and other right wing causes over the last four decades, died Friday at 79.

His legacy in modern American politics was summed up by The New York Times:
Three decades after David Koch's public steps into politics, analysts say, the Koch brothers' money-fueled brand of libertarianism helped give rise to the Tea Party movement and strengthened the far-right wing of a resurgent Republican Party.

Koch was a controversial figure. His vast fortune—made in large part through fossil fuel extraction and manufacturing, though the company has interests in nearly everything—made him and his brother Charles two of the richest people in the world. The brothers spent at least $100 million since the 1970s promoting right-wing causes, and David ran for vice president as a member of the Libertarian Party in 1980.

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/23/after-life-incalculable-harm-billionaire-climate-denialist-and-right-wing-villain?cd-origin=rss&utm_term=AO&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=email&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email

[Chickensoup]

1. One is gone . Hope the brother join him ASAP

I also hope that both fry in hell.

[guillaumeb]

4. There were 3 brothers.

Sad that he had such a terrible influence on the political debate.

[Raine]

11. The lesser known brother does nothing but collect wine

he spends huge amounts of money on his wine collection but at least he stays out of politics and instead spends his time and money on a mostly harmless pursuit.

[Blue_true]

2. Well, by now the asshole knows that he can't buy Satan. nt

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. Good.

[smirkymonkey]

5. One down.

Many more to go. It's about time these old, right-wing bastards start falling off the branch. They can't die off soon enough as far as I'm concerned.

[sharedvalues]

6. I bet they've spent $5 billion

Much of it is dark money and we don’t know how much they spent.
If I had to bet, I’d take the over on $5 billion spent on rightwing destruction of democracy. And even that would be a good investment. Because they made tens of billions in the last few decades, enabled by totally unregulated markets and climate denial.

That’s the problem. Billionaires spending money on lies and propaganda and Republicans is a GOOD INVESTMENT right now. Whatever Dem is the candidate, I hope that person has a plan to weaken the political influence of billionaires.

[dalton99a]

7. So the Koch whores lost their sugar daddy

[UTUSN]

8. K&R

[SharonAnn]

9. He built an infrastucture that will continue long after his death.

I'm sure he has funded, through endowments and grants, that will keep things going for a long, long time.

But I'm glad he's gone.

[myohmy2]

10. David Koch...

"...who spent vast sums of his billions in personal fortune promoting climate denialism and other right wing causes..."

...not anymore...

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