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Peter Thiel to Donate $1.25M in Support of Donald Trump

nytimes.com

11 points by anotherhacker 9 years ago · 2 comments

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anotherhackerOP 9 years ago

Is this a problem for the Y Combinator Brand?

I remember when Brendan Eich was forced to resign as CEO of Mozilla because he donated $1000 to a campaign to block gay marriage.

Paul Graham has called Peter "eccentric, but earnest." but now he is actively supporting Trump with a great deal of money - many times more than what Brendan Eich gave.

Related:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12097606

https://twitter.com/paulg/status/785792413797199872

"Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day"

https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/22/paul-graham-sopa-supportin...

archagon 9 years ago

Given the blatantly fascist, racist, sexist, and anti-democratic rhetoric coming from the Trump camp in recent months — to the point where I'm genuinely, for the first time, fearing a violent and horrifying end to this election — powerful people like Thiel should be raked over the coals for their behavior. These people are willing to nuke the government just for the chance to grab a bit of power for themselves. I find it shameful and disgusting.

Yes, chastising people for their political beliefs is a slippery slope. I understand that. But this rule can only hold in a moderate political environment. When a candidate stands before violent, cheering crowds and promises to tear up the constitution, the people propping him up need to be held fully and publicly accountable.

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