4 ms·
Peter Thiel openly believes that allowing women and disenfranchised the ability to vote undermines his political cohorts ability to reshape the country/world ba
by iaw 9y ago
Peter Thiel openly believes that allowing women and disenfranchised the ability to vote undermines his political cohorts ability to reshape the country/world based on their ideology.
Now, don't get him wrong, he isn't making an argument to take away their vote but he seems to believe that it's on net a 'bad' thing.
The man strikes me as a race towards the bottom in terms of selfishness.
- fapjacks 9y agoWell, he's not incorrect. This is why gerrymandering exists. And while it's certainly shitty, this is what we should expect everyone in power to do at all times. This is why federating power into the hands of a single office (or small group of career political specialists, or wealthy oligarchs, or...) is such a blunder. Pretty much the only constant in all of history is that human beings seek to consolidate and protect their power. Nobody should be surprised. But not only should nobody be surprised, everyone should always expect that people will be trying to do this kind of thing, and act (and vote) accordingly.
- skybrian 9y agoThis is a bit much. You can expect that politicians will take political considerations into account most of the time (since that's how they got where they are), but they do occasionally make unpopular decisions because they think it's the right thing to do. There are times when it's worth it to cash in your chips.