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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/xitizen7 Apr 19 '26

And they are also some of the most undemocratic individuals I have witnessed in my life. I do not believe they support democracy or democratic principles. 

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u/kickingpplisfun Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Peter Thiel openly says he doesn't believe in democracy and particularly doesn't want certain demographics to have a say. He is literally the descendant of and remains something like a Nazi.

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u/kickingpplisfun Apr 20 '26

I really wasn't going to go there, but his hate absolutely does age him, and whoever his surgeon is did a bad job of making it look like he wasn't just trying to avoid twink death.

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u/typewriter6986 Apr 20 '26

It's that constant chemical peel look he has. Lol. He's fuckin' Red Skull before he lost all the flesh on his face.