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So Thiel supported Trump and isn't a jingoist, at least not a traditional one. I guess that's interesting but not front page material for a thoughtful community
by humanrebar 10y ago
So Thiel supported Trump and isn't a jingoist, at least not a traditional one. I guess that's interesting but not front page material for a thoughtful community.
It's clearly a response to his thoughts on the recent immigration order. But it's a long-form logical fallacy.
- rev_null 10y agoThiel made the mistake of taking Trump seriously when he should have been taking him literally.
- fighttf 10y agoMmmm... I think thiel knew exactly what he was getting with trump. Let's not make excuses for the guy
- rev_null 10y agoI meant it as a half-joking inverse of Thiel's claim pre-election that the media takes Trump literally but not seriously [1]. It's very clear now that much of what Trump said was literal. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/10/31/peter-thiels-media-critique-reporters-take-trumps-statements-literally-but-not-seriously/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/10/...