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>Thiel doesn't support Trump because he's racist/etc, he does it in spite of that. How do you know that?
by mejari 10y ago
>Thiel doesn't support Trump because he's racist/etc, he does it in spite of that.
How do you know that?
- joncalhoun 10y agoI believe his point was that you don't know until Thiel actually makes the racist comments himself, so you can't infer that he does.
- mejari 10y agoYou also can't infer that he doesn't, which is what the commentor I replied to did.
- ebola1717 10y agoPalantir is under investigation for racist hiring practices, so there's pretty good reason to think he supports Trump because of them.
- gkoberger 10y agoMaybe he's a closet racist, who knows. But I think that's a dismissive assumption. Here's a great article: http://theweek.com/articles/638051/why-does-peter-thiel-support-donald-trump http://theweek.com/articles/638051/why-does-peter-thiel-supp... Some bullet points: * He believes we've stagnated (see http://blog.samaltman.com/trump) * He sees a unique opportunity to buy into politics at the highest level for a mere $1.25MM * He likes being on CNN and on stage. He's famous, but not politics-famous. * He found a way to get Republicans to cheer for the phrase "I'm gay" Again, doesn't justify him... but potentially explains him. At the end of the day, we shouldn't be surprised that a guy who's famous for asking "What's one thing you believe that no one else does?" is supporting the most contrarian candidate we've ever seen.