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Interviews: Ask John McAfee About His Presidential Run

Posted by samzenpus on from the go-ahead-and-ask dept.

samzenpus writes: He's run a multi-billion dollar company and hidden in the jungles of Central America while being chased by Belizean authorities, but John McAfee's presidential bid may be his most interesting adventure yet. Last week John said: "Our government is in a dysfunctional state. It is also illiterate when it comes to technology. Technology is not a tool that should be used for a government to invade our privacy. Technology should not be the scapegoat when we fail to protect our digital assets and tools of commerce. These are matters of priorities," when announcing his run. According to his Cyber Party website: "Donkeys and elephants just don't make sense in the modern world. If the federal bureaucracy adopts technology in a meaningful way, it will become much easier to adapt to changes in policy or procedure. 10 hour long congressional hearings will no longer be needed for a simple change in workflow. By adapting a lean approach to government, the amount of savings that can be realized by improved efficiency will eliminate the need for wholesale changes to foundational policies. Other parties consistently lag behind trends in technology – Cyber Party members are committed to staying ahead of the curve and remaining proactive in policymaking." John has agreed to answer any questions you have about his step into politics or any other questions you may have. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one question per post.

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  1. Re:What will you do when you become president? by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    And will be be able to uninstall after that date?

  2. Nuclear Power using LFTR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    John, what is your position on Nuclear Power?

    Would you support the re-opening of research into liquid fluoride thorium reactors. These reactor designs, and the thorium fuel cycle were researched back in the 70's and can solve both our energy crisis, be far more environmentally friendly than uranium based fuel cycles, and can even used 'spent' uranium reactor fuel as fuel sources, allowing us to reprocess our vast quantity of spent fuel into less harmful waste, while also capturing the energy from them (instead of having it wasted heating water in spent fuel ponds).

  3. Where's the rest of the platform? by mr_mischief · · Score: 5, Interesting

    We understand where you stand on surveillance. Where do you stand on these issues?:

    firearms
    abortion
    gay marriage
    investing in prisons and drug stings vs. investing in job training and job creation
    legalizing marijuana
    keeping the FCC from preventing flashing of consumer electronics with new firmware
    net neutrality
    the Keystone XL pipeline
    amnesty for illegal immigrants
    streamlining guest worker visas for legal immigrants
    HB-1 visa quotas
    lowering the skyrocketing levels of student debt
    making healthcare affordable or subsidizing paying for it
    investing in our roads and bridges
    making Internet a common utility like water and electricity