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What Does Silicon Valley Think of Peter Thiel?
- internaut 10y agoDespite all the gossip about Gawker/Trump support the media appears almost oblivious to what he is really saying, which is amazing because to me the Stagnation Hypothesis and its implications are far more explosive than anything else they've picked up on.
- transfire 10y agoWhat the heck is this neolibrial tripe?
- npiazza83 10y agoits called "The Atlantic" and after Chris Hughes turned The New Republic into another huffle-puff-piece generator its the last leather wingback cigar smoking bastion of establishment insight you're likely to get.
- Y201K 10y agoFor anyone who doesn't know about the collapse of TNR: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-collapse-new-republic http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-collapse-new-....
- transfire 10y agoWhat the heck is this neolibrial tripe?
- mixedCase 10y agoSilicon Valley is overwhelmingly leftist. Peter Thiel is right-wing and a fairly political person. Pretty sure that anyone who cares about a topic like this can make a good guess. The better question is: Who cares?
- bcheung 10y agoHe's more Libertarian than right-wing. I'm surprised of the endorsement because I wouldn't consider Trump even close to Libertarian. But I guess he is a lot closer than Hillary.
- ebfe 10y agoI think most libertarians have evolved into the alt-right. We're unlikely to see a non-socialist president again unless we halt Hispanic immigration.
- stuaxo 10y agoWhen have you guys ever had a socialist president?
- tomhoward 10y agoI think most libertarians have evolved into the alt-right. If by 'libertarians' you mean/include earnest, historically-aware classical liberals, most certainly not. To those of us inclined this way, the alt-right movement is repugnant.
- fizixer 10y agoIt just occurred to me. There's a difference between political speech and political action. When you express your political views, you're using your right to freedom of speech. When you donate based on your political views, depending on how big that donation is, you're carrying out a political action. You're getting involved in politics! I think the best resolution in this scenario is to consider a political donor, past a certain amount, no longer a private citizen, but a public figure, and bring his/her actions under media scrutiny, just like a politician. Thoughts?