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I would consider it evil to say that women shouldn't vote.

WillPostForFood 5y ago
I consider it evil to manufacture a false statement to slander someone you disagree with. He never said women shouldn't vote. What he actually said: The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics. Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women — two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians — have rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron. https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio...
- JaimeThompson 5y ago
  https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio... It is rather obvious that he thinks women shouldn't vote given he blames them, in part, for the decline of "capitalist democracy". I could have also mentioned his work to make sure the general public has much less privacy while fighting with lots of money to make sure his privacy is respected. I have little use for those who wish to have separate rules for themselves than they want others to follow.
  - WillPostForFood 5y ago
    It isn't at all obvious you know what Thiel thinks, but it is obvious you don't like him. You can't go around making up quotes based on what you imagine people you don't like think. He didn't say what you claimed, why not just edit your post and retract it. By not doing backing down it makes it look like you knew it was untrue, but just wanted to take the cheap shot.
    - newbie789 5y ago
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    - JaimeThompson 5y ago
      I have read a great many things he has written actually. Thiel is a big believer that people like him should be able to make most / all the decision in government because he is so successful and that most who think differently then him are just flat out wrong. He uses his money to support people who would make marriage be hetrosexual only because he has enough money to work around the issues bothers me. His doesn't think those who aren't as rich as he is are worthy of having all the rights and privileges he has.
- elliekelly 5y ago
  > the extension of the franchise to women […] ha[s] rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron It’s quite clear he believes women voting and “capitalist democracy” are fundamentally incompatible.
- hnzix 5y ago
  Strip away the frilly language and the message is "democracy went down the toilet when women and poors started voting because they don't swing libertarian".
ComradePhil 5y ago
From what I know, he doesn't think anyone should vote... because he understands that democracy is a tool used by the establishment to give people the illusion of freedom. This view is not unique to him. He shares it with several other libertarians, historical and contemporary.
- WillPostForFood 5y ago
  From what I know, he doesn't think anyone should vote How about you cite a source instead of jumping on the false accusation bandwagon.
  - ComradePhil 5y ago
    It's not an accusation, it's high praise. https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio... https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/05/01/peter-thiel/suffrage-isnt-danger-other-rights-are/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/05/01/peter-thiel/suffrage...

I consider it evil to manufacture a false statement to slander someone you disagree with. He never said women shouldn't vote. What he actually said: The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics. Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women — two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians — have rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron. https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio...

JaimeThompson 5y ago
https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio... It is rather obvious that he thinks women shouldn't vote given he blames them, in part, for the decline of "capitalist democracy". I could have also mentioned his work to make sure the general public has much less privacy while fighting with lots of money to make sure his privacy is respected. I have little use for those who wish to have separate rules for themselves than they want others to follow.
- WillPostForFood 5y ago
  It isn't at all obvious you know what Thiel thinks, but it is obvious you don't like him. You can't go around making up quotes based on what you imagine people you don't like think. He didn't say what you claimed, why not just edit your post and retract it. By not doing backing down it makes it look like you knew it was untrue, but just wanted to take the cheap shot.
  - newbie789 5y ago
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  - JaimeThompson 5y ago
    I have read a great many things he has written actually. Thiel is a big believer that people like him should be able to make most / all the decision in government because he is so successful and that most who think differently then him are just flat out wrong. He uses his money to support people who would make marriage be hetrosexual only because he has enough money to work around the issues bothers me. His doesn't think those who aren't as rich as he is are worthy of having all the rights and privileges he has.
elliekelly 5y ago
> the extension of the franchise to women […] ha[s] rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron It’s quite clear he believes women voting and “capitalist democracy” are fundamentally incompatible.
hnzix 5y ago
Strip away the frilly language and the message is "democracy went down the toilet when women and poors started voting because they don't swing libertarian".

ComradePhil 5y ago

From what I know, he doesn't think anyone should vote... because he understands that democracy is a tool used by the establishment to give people the illusion of freedom. This view is not unique to him. He shares it with several other libertarians, historical and contemporary.

WillPostForFood 5y ago
From what I know, he doesn't think anyone should vote How about you cite a source instead of jumping on the false accusation bandwagon.
- ComradePhil 5y ago
  It's not an accusation, it's high praise. https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/education-libertarian/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/04/13/peter-thiel/educatio... https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/05/01/peter-thiel/suffrage-isnt-danger-other-rights-are/ https://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/05/01/peter-thiel/suffrage...