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Anyone else find it a little disturbing that the guy that runs Palantir in the UK is Oswald Mosley's grandson?

by jrsj 6y ago

ben_w 6y ago
I doubt you’re alone, but personally I don’t blame people for their grandparents. My grandfather on one side was a British civil servant during WW2, my grandfather on the other side was a British soldier in WW1, whereas I moved from the UK to Berlin a couple of years ago and don’t think I’d be any good in either military or government professions.
- jrsj 6y ago
  If it were any other company I wouldn't think much of it but when they're closely connected to intelligence agencies & the founder has openly expressed anti-democratic ideas the number of creepy coincidences at least makes me curious. Definitely not saying there's anything to any of it either way though.
Zenst 6y ago
Nothing comes to mind - and any crime his farther farther committed was paid for in a court of law. Was there something specific I'm missing? Maybe of more interest https://investors.palantir.com/governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx https://investors.palantir.com/governance/board-of-directors...
- jrsj 6y ago
  I'm not saying there's anything there but it does come across as a bit ominous when someone w/ that connection is essentially working for a guy who openly said "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible." It at least makes me wonder if this selection was intentional & what the relationship between the two & the intelligence communities of both the U.S. and the U.K. are
  - Zenst 6y ago
    I would focus upon the facts and not make large leaps without them to support such premise - otherwise it just reads like a conspiracy rabbit hole with the only tangible fact being he had a great grandfather who spent some time in prison for something he did. You start to see how it all scans when you take it from just the facts. I hope that helps.

Anyone else find it a little disturbing that the guy that runs Palantir in the UK is Oswald Mosley's grandson?

by jrsj 6y ago

Anyone else find it a little disturbing that the guy that runs Palantir in the UK is Oswald Mosley's grandson?

I doubt you’re alone, but personally I don’t blame people for their grandparents. My grandfather on one side was a British civil servant during WW2, my grandfather on the other side was a British soldier in WW1, whereas I moved from the UK to Berlin a couple of years ago and don’t think I’d be any good in either military or government professions.

jrsj 6y ago
If it were any other company I wouldn't think much of it but when they're closely connected to intelligence agencies & the founder has openly expressed anti-democratic ideas the number of creepy coincidences at least makes me curious. Definitely not saying there's anything to any of it either way though.

Zenst 6y ago

Nothing comes to mind - and any crime his farther farther committed was paid for in a court of law. Was there something specific I'm missing? Maybe of more interest https://investors.palantir.com/governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx https://investors.palantir.com/governance/board-of-directors...

jrsj 6y ago
I'm not saying there's anything there but it does come across as a bit ominous when someone w/ that connection is essentially working for a guy who openly said "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible." It at least makes me wonder if this selection was intentional & what the relationship between the two & the intelligence communities of both the U.S. and the U.K. are
- Zenst 6y ago
  I would focus upon the facts and not make large leaps without them to support such premise - otherwise it just reads like a conspiracy rabbit hole with the only tangible fact being he had a great grandfather who spent some time in prison for something he did. You start to see how it all scans when you take it from just the facts. I hope that helps.