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By Altman's own argument, there's a line Thiel could cross that would make YC sever ties with him. All it would take is for Thiel to repeat some of the things T

By Altman's own argument, there's a line Thiel could cross that would make YC sever ties with him. All it would take is for Thiel to repeat some of the things Trump said. So having a YC partner fund hate speech is okay, as long as it's by proxy. This is a baffling stance.

zepto 10y ago
Perhaps Thiel dislikes the hate speech as much as you do, but dislikes Clinton's policy proposals even more.
DigitalSea 10y ago
There is a difference between having an opinion or stance on something and repeating racist, ignorant and bigotry statements from a candidate. As far as I know, Thiel has done nothing but make a donation, he isn't forcing his views on anyone at YC nor publicly parroting/endorsing things Trump is saying. In this instance Thiel has done nothing more than make a donation to a political candidate many don't like.
- ceejayoz 10y ago
  > There is a difference between having an opinion or stance on something and repeating racist, ignorant and bigotry statements from a candidate. There is, indeed. Donating over a million dollars that can be used for ads repeating racist, ignorant, and bigoted Trump statements falls squarely in the latter category.
- poshli 10y ago
  > As far as I know, Thiel has done nothing but make a donation He had the speaking slot right before Trump at the RNC convention, if I remember correctly.