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Many \u2014 including a former version of myself \u2014 get trapped in a mental framework that becomes their identity and prevents them from radically evolving their thinking with new facts and information. I finally broke free from it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My journey has been a gradual political 180 from where I stood in every previous election. It has been an eye-opening process of disenchantment, zero-basing lifelong beliefs, and rebuilding from there,&#8221; wrote Marcus.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus cited an anecdote where, in 2017, he was enlisted to raise $100M from Silicon Valley for the Democratic National Convention in order to &#8220;prevent a repeat of Hillary Clinton\u2019s inadequate, outdated 2016 campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/GettyImages-1176192043.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Former PayPal president David Marcus\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>David Marcus, head of blockchain with Facebook Inc., speaks at a panel discussion during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. The IMF made a fifth-straight<\/span><span> (Andrew Harrer\/Bloomberg via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marcus was shocked to discover that the DNC only intended to use a &#8220;single-digit percentage&#8221; for tech purposes.<\/p>\n<p>He also cites a 2019 incident after testifying on Meta&#8217;s behalf at the Senate and the House. He recalls, &#8220;at the time, I still believed the mainstream idea that Democrats were all about serving the People. However, I was shocked to learn that, for the most part, Republicans cared more deeply about their constituents, while Democrats, in my experience, cared more about government power and control.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former PayPal president posited, &#8220;this trend of spinning and manufacturing a parallel reality to serve the Dem agenda, solidified by complicit mainstream media, hit home with the Hunter Biden laptop story, the coordinated vilification of President Trump and his followers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Biden\u2019s<\/a> cognitive decline \u2014 depriving voters of a voice in a proper primary. These examples displayed the hubris of the current Dem leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/trump-declares-seniors-should-not-pay-taxes-social-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP DECLARES SENIORS SHOULD NOT PAY TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You must think the American people are fools to believe the spin on these issues. I despise this elite vs. general population ideology viscerally. This version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Democratic Party<\/a> is sidelining moderates and centrists and has adopted an increasingly leftist ideology,&#8221; wrote Marcus.<\/p>\n<p>David Marcus is aligned with Trump on technology innovations like crypto and AI as well as foreign policy&#8211;especially the Middle East. Marcus opined, &#8220;on Iran, this administration is continuing a misguided Obama-era plan to bring Iran closer to the West by unfreezing Trump-era sanctions, thus giving the Mollahs\u2019 regime the ability to fund terrorism and pursue its anti-America, anti-Israel, and anti-Jewish agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe we need a President who is unequivocally <strong>pro<\/strong>: America, the Constitution, business, Bitcoin\/crypto, innovation, Israel, small government, legal immigration, free speech, meritocracy, and common sense \u2014 and <strong>anti<\/strong>: regulatory proliferation, illegal immigration, unjust wars, Iran\u2019s current regime, and domestic groups that oppose American values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/GettyImages-2164712352.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on July 31, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Trump is returning to Pennsylvania for the first time since the assassination attempt. Polls show a close race with D<\/span><span> (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;These issues are central to President Trump\u2019s platform,&#8221; asserted Marcus. The tech entrepreneur does not accept, however, the GOP&#8217;s stance on &#8220;reproductive rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Marcus completed his post by referencing the attempt on former President Trump&#8217;s life at a rally in Butler, PA on July 13.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s impossible to close this post without mentioning President Trump\u2019s recent assassination attempt. The courage and resolve he displayed seconds after being hit by a bullet was awe-inspiring for his followers and detractors alike. This was a man, however imperfect, who, at that moment, incarnated the American spirit in the most vivid way, starting to bring a split nation together,&#8221; wrote Marcus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this pivotal moment, confronted with the choices we have, I am endorsing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporting a return<\/a> to a Republican administration in 2025,&#8221; the post concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fellow tech entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale, founder of Palantir Technologies, commented, &#8220;Well said. 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