> I am not sure why you keep assuming my own personal opinions about voting, democracy, etc when I have not bothered to share any. Because your (mis)interpreta

> I am not sure why you keep assuming my own personal opinions about voting, democracy, etc when I have not bothered to share any. Because your (mis)interpretation of Thiel's words isn't consistent with any other interpretation. So what are you saying, then? Anything? > How do you parse his original statement: "extension of franchise to women has rendered the notion of capitalist democracy into an oxymoron". That he does not think that his goals can be best served by resorting to democratic governmental means. Which is not the same thing as him being opposed to democracy. > so much so, that extending franchise to new demographics harmed capitalist democracy No, he's not saying that at all. When you say something is an "oxymoron" you're saying that it's a contradiction, not that it's "been harmed". Also, I don't think Peter Thiel gives two shits about "bad PR".