Recall that in his famous quote, Thiel did not refer to "capitalism and more libertarian initiatives". He specifically chose (and perhaps coined) the curious p

Recall that in his famous quote, Thiel did not refer to "capitalism and more libertarian initiatives". He specifically chose (and perhaps coined) the curious phrase, "capitalist democracy". And you can be sure he chose that phrase for a reason. Against this backdrop -- it's interesting that you chose to drop the "d" part of the phrase as if Thiel never said it. Let's see how your paraphrase works using the "d" word in place of the "c" word: 1) Given Peter Thiel is for more democracy; 2) Peter Thiel believes that women's enfranchisement prevented more democracy; 3) Peter Thiel believes at the very least that women's enfrachisement has a consequence of preventing more of what he stands for, which is democracy. This isn't just a rhetorical exercise. It's very important to his message that he used the word "democracy" as the central noun in the phrase, and not "capitalism" or "capitalist ideals". That's because at his core, the man is and always has been -- expressly, unapologetically anti-democratic.