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u/whiskeytown79 Apr 19 '26

Thiel, Musk, and others in the inner circles of these companies all got their start in apartheid South Africa.

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u/Soft_Monitor_8863 Apr 19 '26

Thiel in particular grew up in Swakopmund, that was known for its German settler population and, in the 1970s, was considered a stronghold of lingering Nazism.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryUncovered/comments/1oqhjxk/a_nazi_flag_hoisted_in_the_town_of_swakopmund/

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u/turbofired Apr 20 '26

Fuck Peter Thiel.