I think a man in his position, with the contracts, and connections and companies he has, is probably not allowed to hold certain opinions, such as being publicl

I think a man in his position, with the contracts, and connections and companies he has, is probably not allowed to hold certain opinions, such as being publicly bullish on China, in the current "climate". It's kind of sad to see him squeezed like that, but maybe it only looks that way. Perhaps his libertarianism extends only so far as the deep state can't blackmail him into doing their bidding. Or...maybe all he cares about is power and ambition, and he'll do whatever it takes to climb that ladder, integrity be damned. Which does seem "borderline autistic", perhaps unsurprisingly, because Thiel claims he's "on the spectrum." He's seeming more like a queer (in the old sense) J Edgar Hoover-type figure. I feel sorry for him.