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Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles was both celebrated and demonized for transforming American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, died Friday at 79.
The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years with various illnesses, including prostate cancer.
https://www.twincities.com/2019/08/23/ap-source-billionaire-david-koch-has-died-at-age-79/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/david-koch-dead.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-koch-died-conservative-donor-and-philanthropist-dead-age-79-2019-08-23/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/23/david-koch-dies-billionaire-leader-koch-industries-79/2094016001/
(Score: 5, Informative) by TheGratefulNet on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:15AM (8 children)
its WAY WAY more than 'just a guy we all disagreed with'.
usage of the word 'evil' is discouraged, as its a rather simplistic idea, but this guy has his picture in the dictionary when you look up the word 'evil'.
the world is a better place for him NOT being alive in it.
its hard to describe the total amount of damage he and his family have done to the world.
he can rot in hell. in fact, hell is too good for him.
"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @02:23AM
John Birch Society. JBS. His father. Think about it. Evil? We're not talking Google, here.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bzipitidoo on Saturday August 24 2019, @03:02AM (2 children)
I don't miss him either. But the Koch brothers and others like them aren't the root of the problem. It's all those minions who empower them. Big bosses would get nowhere if it weren't for all the wealth worshipping fools whose aspiration in life is to be a rich and powerful man's poodle. The minions will find another master to whip and beat the laziness out of them, and tell them the lies they like to hear. There's an endless supply of wannabe big men.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @04:43AM (1 child)
well how much Georgia Pacific wood and paper products are in your house? That's the real empowerment we inadvertently have all given them over the years.
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Saturday August 24 2019, @05:30PM
Exactly. I don't know what the answer is yet though, other than moving into a barrel to live, like Diogenes the Dog (these days you'd keep getting "moved along" if not arrested). Not having any kids is a start.
"rancid randy has a dialogue with herself[...] Somebody help him!" -- Anonymous Coward.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by khallow on Saturday August 24 2019, @11:00AM (2 children)
I notice nobody tries to describe - perhaps they don't actually know? No "total amount of damage" is complete without the other side of the balance sheet, such as being a huge employer, providing valuable resources to society, and for SN, providing considerable support to freedom-seeking viewpoints in society.
Then again, I don't know much about the guy, maybe you should actually talk about this evil sometime?
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 24 2019, @04:19PM (1 child)
You have opinions and "detailed" info on everything but somehow you don't know much about the Koch bros?
Fucking lawl, conservatives getting all upset that people are glad this evil twat is gone.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday August 24 2019, @10:46PM
Is this supposed to be a quote or a "scare" quote? Because it's not a quote. And if it's a scare quote, then it means nothing since nobody is claiming any sort sort of detail here.
I guess they would just appalled at the ignorance displayed. I know I am.
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Saturday August 24 2019, @06:26PM
Actually Charles Koch wore a Darth Vader outfit to work one halloween [gizmodo.com] just to trigger people that thought about him this way.
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