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My theory is this is a distraction tactic. These are real issues for real people, but Thiel feels that there are bigger issues that he can't make traction on wi
by xrd 4y ago
My theory is this is a distraction tactic. These are real issues for real people, but Thiel feels that there are bigger issues that he can't make traction on with the Democratic party. So he funds outrageous candidates and they push culture war narratives and don't do anything other than rile up both bases. I am asserting that Trump was ineffective, his cabinet turnover was unprecedented, and maybe that's why Thiel lost interest the second time around. But Thiel feels that doing nothing by the Republicans is better than the something that Democrats do. He's just running interference for progress by the other party, progress which he feels is detrimental.
- firstlink 4y agoWhat most HN commenters won't believe is you've just described 80% of republican voters.
- theGnuMe 4y agoI mean this is the standard Republican playbook. You missed tax cuts and well cronyism. However, Thiel needs defense contracts and wants to be a power broker of political power. For that he needs to get congressional reps and senators. Trump and the tea party MAGAs are a way to get that influence since it is a "new world order" and displaces Koch and Murdoch as the principal power brokers. The reason Tucker is so pro-Trump is because Murdoch wants to keep his power. The pro-Putin stance is also a direct play to the MAGAs which is an evolution of the get the US out of Nato crap.