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This manufactured outrage is ridiculous. Diversification in terms of citizenship is vital when you are a very high net worth individual, everybody does it. The
by bflesch 10y ago
This manufactured outrage is ridiculous. Diversification in terms of citizenship is vital when you are a very high net worth individual, everybody does it.
The only thing that Thiel does different from others is to actually take second citizenship in a civilized country instead of just going to some tax haven in the carribean or malta/cyprus where you can pay for citizenship.
- MrZongle2 10y agoGiven the state of "journalism" these days, it seems more likely that this is a soft smear campaign. Thiel has aligned himself with a side that is not popular with the media and some elements of the tech community, thus the attempt to "Other" him.
- bflesch 10y agoYes. And I thought backstabbing was out.
- Applejinx 10y agoThat, and the consuming the blood of young children :) so, consuming the blood of young children AND second citizenship. Easy to get them mixed up, I know :)
- anigbrowl 10y agoThat's totally fine when you're in the private sector, do whatever you want. I'm all for people holding as many passports as they can acquire until the day when passports are no longer a necessity. If you're working for or directly influencing government, though, you potentially have a conflict of interest. That's why you can't become President if you were not born a US citizen, and why Ted Cruz resigned his Canadian citizenship even though he technically didn't have to.
- st3v3r 10y agoThen why hasn't he renounced his US citizenship?
- jaredklewis 10y agoI think people are angry because he is in the administration. I don't think it is unreasonable to expect a little civic virtue from our leaders.