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If you already respect Thiel then I don't see him working with the president to steer things being a reason to stop.

• ryandamm 10y ago
  I suppose if you already respect Thiel you have already given him a pass for his misogynistic and racist statements in the libertarian press. So yeah, less to forgive in his support of Trump. But then again, you'd have to overlook his incorrect views on things like macroeconomics (Clarium was quite the hedge fund!). I like the Bezos quote, frankly. I think it sums up Thiel well. As a startup investor, you only have to be right a few times, and being wrong doesn't hurt that much. Sadly, governing -- and choosing our represented leaders -- comes with higher stakes and worse outcomes.
  • cgag 10y ago
    Can you link a few racist or misogynistic links? I generally like thiel. I'm open to not liking thiel but I suspect I might interpret him differently.
    • ryandamm 10y ago
      'The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics. Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women — two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians — have rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron.' [1]: https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio... I suppose there are different ways to read that, but Thiel doesn't believe democracy with universal suffrage leads to the best outcomes. I disagree.