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His Reddit AMA has some interesting comments on that. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2g4g95/peter_thiel_technology_entrepreneur_and_investor/ckfn39m/?c
by pjscott 10y ago
His Reddit AMA has some interesting comments on that.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2g4g95/peter_thiel_technology_entrepreneur_and_investor/ckfn39m/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2g4g95/peter_thiel_te...
He was asked "Why do you financially support so many anti-gay GOP politicians?" Which is exactly what you're wondering about. And lo, he answered:
"If I thought they were anti-gay, then I would not support them. I do not find myself fully on the side of any of our political leaders -- because none of them are fully on my side."
Reading some of his other stuff, this turns out to be a recurring theme: he's on board with approximately zero electable politicians, and kind of disgusted by the whole mess, so any viable political strategy will necessarily involve kissing a few toads. If you've been near a voting booth recently, you probably did the same.
(I admit that Trump is warty even by the standards of toads, but Hillary probably wouldn't have taken someone with Thiel's... mixed reputation.)
- couchand 10y agoTo describe Trump as simply warty is to vastly misrepresent or dismiss his proud racism and misogyny.
- Chris2048 10y ago> his proud racism and misogyny The amount of mis-quotation around Trumps alleged "racism and misogyny" means I'd like at least a few specifics along with any such claim, just to be clear what your level is.
- couchand 10y agoI don't think there's a serious question here. I'm sorry if you don't feel like I'm engaging your argument; it may genuinely be thoughtful but just comes across as intentionally ignorant. EDIT: I'm going to engage with this even though the premise of the request bothers me significantly. Here is Trump announcing his candidacy, declaring Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers (but it's okay, he's sure there are some good people there, too): https://youtu.be/q_q61B-DyPk?t=7m57s https://youtu.be/q_q61B-DyPk?t=7m57s And here is our President-elect advocating for sexual assault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wM248Wo54U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wM248Wo54U That's just a taste. I encourage you to wade deeper into this muck if you're unfamiliar with it.
- Chris2048 10y ago>the premise of the request bothers me Is that the premise that you can't trust the judgement of a stranger? Since in this case that stranger I'd is you, maybe that's why it bothers you? Trump declared that Mexican immigrants were not screened to remove rapists. Trump didn't advocate sexual assault. These are known examples to me, so what "deeper" muck are you referring to? The fact that you feel so confident about these examples that you'd doubt that I'm serious, and even call me "ignorant"...
- couchand 10y ago"Trump didn't advocate sexual assault." The exact quote is "You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy." This is a description of sexual assault. I'm really saddened by how many Americans are so deep in rape culture that they cannot see that.
- Chris2048 10y ago> This is a description of sexual assault A fuller quote is "they let you do it. You can do anything.", so no, it isn't clear that this is a description of sexual. I'm not American, but I'm not sad many Americans don't buy into "rape culture" as a descriptions of American norms.