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It's not about Thiel being indifferent to the issue in general as a passive observer. He's actively making things worse by supporting Trump, and he's indifferent about that. He's willing to take his policy wins in exchange for helping make a serial sexual assaulter president. Helping Trump become president is promoting hatred. Whether Thiel himself feels any particular hatred doesn't seem all that relevant.

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>serial sexual assaulter president

Allegedly, in the same way that HRC is allegedly a rapist apologist and allegedly threatened a rape victim of her husband. I don't understand why Clinton supporters try to ignore this but harp on Trump constantly. The supporters on both sides use tremendously dishonest hyperbole and it makes everyone look like ignorant, brainless assholes.

How about sticking to talking points that are of real substance? Apparently we're too busy screaming at each other about how Trump wants to fuck all non-whites to death and Hillary is actually Lord Voldemort.

The stuff about Trump is mostly verifiably true beyond reasonable doubt. ("I like to assault women.", dozens of women in his circles: "Yeah he does that.")

The stuff about Clinton is mostly verifiably false. (see Snopes for example http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-freed-child-rapist-lau...)

That's the difference.

While it may perhaps be true, you shouldn't put it in quotes if he didn't say it.

Yeah, no one has incentive to lie during this campaign, and no one has ever lied during this campaign. Let's go ahead and treat everything everyone says as fact. Good point. /s

"Serial sexual assaulter" isn't hyperbole, and I'm not screaming. fletom's comment is correct. It's not just an allegation when it's on record for everyone to listen to.

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