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Not sure where this "darling of the left" thing is coming from. Disliking both Gawker and Thiel is one thing that can unite us all.
by bmm6o 10y ago
Not sure where this "darling of the left" thing is coming from. Disliking both Gawker and Thiel is one thing that can unite us all.
- redthrowaway 10y ago> Disliking both Gawker and Thiel is one thing that can unite us all. Speak for yourself. I've nothing but respect for Thiel.
- jbooth 10y agoFor what, his libertarian values? While backing Palantir and engaging in stuff like this?
- redthrowaway 10y ago> and engaging in stuff like this? Only the left has a problem with his support of Hogan, because it was an attack on your tribe. Stop assuming the rest of us share your outrage. We don't. Thiel essentially insured Hogan's lawsuit, so that Hogan could proceed without fear of losing millions in legal costs. That's it. Billionaire swoops in and enables aggrieved party to sue evil corporation for abominable behaviour. It's practically an Erin Brockovich story.
- paulpauper 10y agoalso the 'left' has Soros, who has more power than Thiel... not a peep about that, too
- jbooth 10y agoBuddy. Give the 'the left' stuff a rest. We're talking about a libertarian going way out of his way to attack a (horrible, tabloid) press organization here. Same guy bankrolled/backed one of the biggest private enablers of security state overreach in the country. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy. Also, as far as you deciding what 'the left' thinks and then feeling superior to them for it.. I mean, whatever floats your boat, but it's not exactly the path to enlightenment.
- basch 10y agowhoa, lets not equate spying on people to release their secrets publicly for ad revenue with secretly spying on people to maintain a status quo of peace. without defending the security industrial complex, we can pretty much all agree that unconsentualy publishing private sex tapes for money is a different type of moral turpitude than big brother. i dont think hypocrisy is the right word
- paulpauper 10y agothe use of civil courts is a libertarian value
- jshevek 10y agoThere is a subset of the left that absolutely loved Gawker.
- internaut 10y agoA subset and some very well-to-do SV personalities who should have no tangible connection to Gawker but seemingly are much invested in its future, hmmmm? With good fortune it should end in a battle of fisticuffs.