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"the extension of the franchise to women ... [has] rendered the notion of ‘capitalist democracy’ into an oxymoron" Thiel either opposes capitalist democracy, o
by parenthephobia 9y ago
"the extension of the franchise to women ... [has] rendered the notion of ‘capitalist democracy’ into an oxymoron"
Thiel either opposes capitalist democracy, or regrets the franchisement of women. (Edit: Or both.) Reading those words otherwise is, IMO, not charitable but delusional.
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Having said that, the impression I get is that Thiel opposes democracy, rather than specifically democracy for women. He probably regrets extending the franchise to women not because they are women but simply because he regrets extending the franchise at all.
- ericd 9y agoIt's possible to think that capitalist democracy is a good thing, but that expanding the vote had positives that outweighed the negative. People who spend a lot of time thinking, as Thiel clearly does, tend to have more nuanced views than the one you're ascribing to him. I guess believing that would make it harder for people to sort everyone onto teams, though.