> People with that level of wealth should stay the fuck away from politics and respect democracy instead of using their money and business to have excessive influence on democratic outcomes.

People with that level of power — because it is power — will do what they will. “The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must”.

> Its unseemly and disrespects the idea of everyone getting the same amount of votes. I respect that donations have similarities but there's a difference between making a donation and being excessively public.

We have transitioned, it would seem, from the pretence of “goodness” to naked displays of power. Unseemly, definitely.

Justice. Righteousness. Old fashioned words and old fashioned ideas. Oh for a good and righteous king!