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It is interesting to me that Peter Thiel doesn't want to live / follow the same rules / laws he would have everyone else live under. Is it that he thinks himse

It is interesting to me that Peter Thiel doesn't want to live / follow the same rules / laws he would have everyone else live under. Is it that he thinks himself better than the vast majority of us?

voidfunc 5y ago
If I had a couple billion dollars Id probably think I was better than the vast majority of people. Lets be honest though the vast majority of people are morons, I cite the last two years as evidence. Its not hard to be better than that.
0F 5y ago
s1artibartfast 5y ago
What are examples of wanting different rules? I didn't see it in the article
- JaimeThompson 5y ago
  His support of politicians who want to remove the rights homosexuals currently have. His views on women having equal rights to men are bothersome too. His stated views on individual rights do not mesh with the company he started to spy on everyone then sell the information to governments.
  - s1artibartfast 5y ago
    Interesting, my understanding is that he is prettymuch a bog standard libertarian, and believes in equality under the law for gays and women.
    - JaimeThompson 5y ago
      He said this which shows he doesn't care for women having the right to vote. He funds anti-abortion, anti-birth control, anti-gay politicians regularly. "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."
      - s1artibartfast 5y ago
        >He said this which shows he doesn't care for women having the right to vote. I think you are adding a statement to the quote that isn't there. He didn't say that women shouldn't be able to vote. He said the chance of a libertarian government died when they got the vote. >He funds anti-abortion, anti-birth control, anti-gay politicians regularly. Seems like you think that anyone who has other political priorities is actively against these things. I don't think that Theil is anti-gay ect, he is just willing to compromise on those values.
        JaimeThompson 5y ago
        He actively now pushes for a libertarian style government so it isn't much of a stretch to think he doesn't want women to vote. And yes I think someone who uses there power and political connections to exempt themselves from the things those they fund wish to do to others aren't decent people.
        quinnjh 5y ago
        consider that there are women and non straights who have an economic agenda, and even the furthest left mrxist nutter would understand an economic agenda
        s1artibartfast 5y ago
        I think that is a big dump to make. Just because someone is libertarian and recognizes that women and welfare recipients are the biggest challenge, does it mean that their proposed solution is to take their vote away. I'm willing to agree that by the nature of his power and position, he is insulated from the negative externalities of those he politically funds. The jump that I make, is that he ultimately wants the government out of those areas too.
masklinn 5y ago
> Is it that he thinks himself better than the vast majority of us? Yes? Thiel is one of the major pusher / backer of “dark enlightenment” type theories and efforts. Neo-feudalism is his goal, or at least one if his goals.

It is interesting to me that Peter Thiel doesn't want to live / follow the same rules / laws he would have everyone else live under. Is it that he thinks himself better than the vast majority of us?

voidfunc 5y ago

If I had a couple billion dollars Id probably think I was better than the vast majority of people. Lets be honest though the vast majority of people are morons, I cite the last two years as evidence. Its not hard to be better than that.

0F 5y ago

s1artibartfast 5y ago

What are examples of wanting different rules? I didn't see it in the article

JaimeThompson 5y ago
His support of politicians who want to remove the rights homosexuals currently have. His views on women having equal rights to men are bothersome too. His stated views on individual rights do not mesh with the company he started to spy on everyone then sell the information to governments.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago
  Interesting, my understanding is that he is prettymuch a bog standard libertarian, and believes in equality under the law for gays and women.
  - JaimeThompson 5y ago
    He said this which shows he doesn't care for women having the right to vote. He funds anti-abortion, anti-birth control, anti-gay politicians regularly. "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."
    - s1artibartfast 5y ago
      >He said this which shows he doesn't care for women having the right to vote. I think you are adding a statement to the quote that isn't there. He didn't say that women shouldn't be able to vote. He said the chance of a libertarian government died when they got the vote. >He funds anti-abortion, anti-birth control, anti-gay politicians regularly. Seems like you think that anyone who has other political priorities is actively against these things. I don't think that Theil is anti-gay ect, he is just willing to compromise on those values.
      - JaimeThompson 5y ago
        He actively now pushes for a libertarian style government so it isn't much of a stretch to think he doesn't want women to vote. And yes I think someone who uses there power and political connections to exempt themselves from the things those they fund wish to do to others aren't decent people.
        quinnjh 5y ago
        consider that there are women and non straights who have an economic agenda, and even the furthest left mrxist nutter would understand an economic agenda
        s1artibartfast 5y ago
        I think that is a big dump to make. Just because someone is libertarian and recognizes that women and welfare recipients are the biggest challenge, does it mean that their proposed solution is to take their vote away. I'm willing to agree that by the nature of his power and position, he is insulated from the negative externalities of those he politically funds. The jump that I make, is that he ultimately wants the government out of those areas too.

masklinn 5y ago

> Is it that he thinks himself better than the vast majority of us? Yes? Thiel is one of the major pusher / backer of “dark enlightenment” type theories and efforts. Neo-feudalism is his goal, or at least one if his goals.