Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attacked Donald Trump’s stance on immigration in April, criticizing “fearful voices for building walls and distancing people they view as others.” He suggested, “instead of building walls, we can help build bridges.”
But Zuckerberg isn’t as opposed to building walls as he says he is.
Recent reports reveal some of his neighbors are grumbling about a rock wall he’s having built on his property on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Retiree Moku Crain said Tuesday the wall looks daunting and forbidding. Crain hopes and expects Zuckerberg will soften the wall’s look by planting foliage around it.
The wall began going up about four to six weeks ago. It runs along the property next to a road in the semi-rural community of Kilauea.
“Whereas before when we drove along the road we could see the ocean and see through the property, it’s closing off that view,” Crain said. “So I think that’s part of it. Nobody likes change.”
Crain estimated the wall was about 6 feet tall and that another existing wall on the property was only about 4 feet. Few would complain if the new wall was built at the same height, Crain predicted.
Lindsay Andrews, a spokeswoman for the billionaire’s Kauai property operations, says the rock wall is designed to reduce highway and road noise. Similar walls are routinely used for this purpose, she said. The wall follows all rules and regulations, she said.
“Our entire team remains committed to ensuring that any development respects the local landscape and environment and is considerate of neighbors,” she said in a statement.
Other neighbors told The Garden Island newspaper on Kauai that the wall was oppressive, blocks breezes and views and “doesn’t feel neighborly.”
But software engineer Brian Catlin said the fence looks nice. He said it’s an improvement on the barbed wire fence that was there. He said the complaining was limited to “just a few crybabies” and “nobody else cares.”
“If they wanted to protect the view, they should have bought that land,” Catlin said. “He paid a lot of money for that so he can do what he wants with it.”
Catlin insisted the rock wall was less than 6 feet tall because that’s how tall he is and he can see over it.
Forbes reported Zuckerberg paid over $100 million for the property, which spans more than 700 acres on the coast, in 2014.
Catlin said it was a good thing Zuckerberg bought the property because a previous landowner had plans to build a housing development on part of it, which would have increased cars and traffic. The Garden Island newspaper reported in 2014 that a 357-acre section of the property called the Kahuaina plantation had been subdivided for 80 luxury homes of up to seven acres a piece.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
ZUCKERTURDS A STRANGE BIRD. Hey, I’m a poet and didn’t know it.
Zuckerberg is putting up his own wall instead of a bridge—A typical democratic response—Do as I say, not as I do. Like the Pope who wants bridges instead of a wall and yet issolates himself behind a walled compound and locked doors. This is America, governed by our Constitution, and it is our moral and legal obligation to control our borders Foreigners are welcome who follow the legal means of getting here. We are one nation under God—not Allah nor any other cult religion—Don’t like that—leave asap
As usual with the LIBTARDS, what’s good for the goose is NOT good for the gander because after all; they are the ELITE, they are smarter than everyone else, they feel entitled to tell all what & how to do everything. Even though not one of them has an ounce of common sense and their version of common sense is so convoluted as to be laughable & ultimately no common sense at all!.
Shakespeare said it best: (Parephrase) Liberals in reality are “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound & fury & self worship, signifying NOTHING!!
He’s obviously smarter than you. And a hell of a lot richer!
Why don’t you protest by closing your facebook account?
Only the Christian God huh? No others allowed. So if you’re not Christian you have to leave? Is that your message?
Many people have two standards–one for them and one for everyone else. It sounds like Mark Zuckerburg has no problem building a wall to protect his lavish estate from the less wealthy, but he doesn’t want the U.S. to build a wall to protect our border from people entering the country illegally. I’m going to guess that there is enough water separating Hawaii from Mexico that he isn’t going to have to worry about illegal aliens or terrorists.
Inviting/Asking muslims to leave is stupid. They don’ t want to leave. They want to kill you and take your country. Extreme force will be required once you let the camel get his nose in the door.
Can we build a bridge over his wall? LMAO
I hardly think a wall around one’s property is ANYTHING like a wall that runs a border!! That’s like saying the wall around the back of my business is the same as the Berlin Wall was! Come on, people!!!
I wish Donald Trump would expose the corruption behind the Clintons. No one should want someone like her as President..