Peter Thiel Met with the Racist Fringe as He Went All in on Trump

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At a certain point you have to call a spade a spade and acknowledge that Thiel is apparently a cryptofascist. I wonder if this will hurt the reputation of Founders Fund and his other ventures or whether the Valley will continue to pretend that this is not a problem.

Seems that Thiel is to HN what Trump is to middle America. Blind, cult-like admiration for someone who is basically a terrible human being. I never understood either one.

I’ve heard people say, oh we have Thiel on the board to have a diverse set of views.

Please describe to me the beliefs of the person who would balance Thiel’s? I don’t see it.

Should they could check if Kevin DeAnna is available to fill Thiel's position?

any normal person that's not a nazi I suppose. In my mind being associated with Thiel should be seen as a serious stain on someone's reputation, here people band it around as a badge of honor. Needless to say, I'm not impressed.

Why is this on HH? Its literally buzzfeednews.

Buzzfeed started out as a purely clickbait outlet, but they made a stunning transformation into a very successful investigative journalism outlet.

Also, this is on HN probably because it's about someone who is very influential in tech circles.

oh cool, another place for me to be bombarded with politics.

Hm? It's a single thread, barely active. No one's bombarding you with anything, you chose to open it and comment.

For future reference, there's a link to let you hide threads and their comments if you don't want to see them. Ignoring such content is also an option.

Sometimes, to remain human, you have to pick a side.

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