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Thiel aspires to a political career doesn't he? This level of vindictiveness towards the media does not bode well. Imagine all billionaires behaving like this

Thiel aspires to a political career doesn't he? This level of vindictiveness towards the media does not bode well. Imagine all billionaires behaving like this, a war on the media by the rich. Imagine all US Senators conducting long term campaigns to bankrupt companies that they don't like. And why stop at attacking media? Maybe you have a company that competes with Thiel.... he has now seen he can destroy companies with lawsuits.. Maybe in future this will be the strategy for destroying competition.

internaut 10y ago
> vindictiveness towards the media The 'media' that is wrapping itself in 'Freedom of Speech' so it can distribute videos of Hogan/Terry's cock and ignore direct orders from the courts? This must be some weird John Lennon song. Imagine all the witch hunts by hyper socialized ninnies destroying people's lives. At least 4chan recognizes what it's actually trolling for outrage when it goes on raids. I've seen so much handwaving in the last 24 hrs. Everything is about what 'could' happen. Well it hasn't. Now what is your argument? Chilling effects? Well people with a similar position to yours are also arguing that he was acting as a clandestine puppet master pushing cats paws around. Bit of a mixed metaphor but you get the picture. Secretly perverting democracy and the public interest, no matter which option is chosen. Then apparently the argument becomes he broke laws of Anglo-Saxon England. Yeah.... I wouldn't continue pulling on that thread if I were you. Your tribe cannot be pulling for two contradictory arguments like this. The reality is that a rapidly going out of business media conglomerate is trying to pull anybody into the ditch with them so they can distribute the mud they're so adept at raking. You must at least concede the possibility of the public interest and a private interest being the same.

internaut 10y ago

> vindictiveness towards the media The 'media' that is wrapping itself in 'Freedom of Speech' so it can distribute videos of Hogan/Terry's cock and ignore direct orders from the courts? This must be some weird John Lennon song. Imagine all the witch hunts by hyper socialized ninnies destroying people's lives. At least 4chan recognizes what it's actually trolling for outrage when it goes on raids. I've seen so much handwaving in the last 24 hrs. Everything is about what 'could' happen. Well it hasn't. Now what is your argument? Chilling effects? Well people with a similar position to yours are also arguing that he was acting as a clandestine puppet master pushing cats paws around. Bit of a mixed metaphor but you get the picture. Secretly perverting democracy and the public interest, no matter which option is chosen. Then apparently the argument becomes he broke laws of Anglo-Saxon England. Yeah.... I wouldn't continue pulling on that thread if I were you. Your tribe cannot be pulling for two contradictory arguments like this. The reality is that a rapidly going out of business media conglomerate is trying to pull anybody into the ditch with them so they can distribute the mud they're so adept at raking. You must at least concede the possibility of the public interest and a private interest being the same.