Please keep these idiotic allegations off Hacker News, especially if you apparently haven't read the original Cato post, where it's obvious what Thiel meant and what he didn't mean. Gawker has been hating Thiel for some time.
I have seen this said about Thiel hundreds of times, and it's just not true. He said that from a strictly Libertarian perspective - from the perspective of political freedom - things 'went downhill' when women got the vote because women tend to more consistently vote in favour of social programs and thereby in favor of expanding the state and decreasing personal liberties, once those programs get introduced via legislation. Therefore, he doesn't suggest to not let women vote, as Gawkers "suggests", he just states his conviction that times are difficult for libertarians.
Also, having written a book precisely about the difference between statements being offensive and just being perceived as offensive by PC culture, all this must make Thiel shake his head about the reading comprehension of the general public.
Thanks for the clarification. I still disagree with his view but it is rationally presented in the Cato article (I should have followed the link before writing an angry comment) and not bigoted as Gawker makes it seem.
Thanks for the link - it's easy to forget that people such as Thiel who display enormous intelligence in one domain can be such morons in another.
I realize that this is a bit of a knee-jerk reaction and if anyone wants to have a rational discussion explaining why Peter Thiel might not be a fuckwad I'm all ears.
EDIT: Okay, I understand why a downvote might be appropriate if that didn't come across as a very level-headed comment. But seriously, if you don't think Thiel is a dick for saying that about the women's vote I'd be pretty curious as to why. My views align pretty closely with libertarianism and I'm certainly all for people honestly expressing themselves but I find it frightening that someone could legitimately believe that the women's right to vote is a bad thing.
EDIT 2: Well, I'm an idiot. I didn't realize the context of Thiel's comments as dsplittgerber pointed out.
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No women allowed:
http://gawker.com/5231390/facebook-backer-wishes-women-could...
Please keep these idiotic allegations off Hacker News, especially if you apparently haven't read the original Cato post, where it's obvious what Thiel meant and what he didn't mean. Gawker has been hating Thiel for some time.
I have seen this said about Thiel hundreds of times, and it's just not true. He said that from a strictly Libertarian perspective - from the perspective of political freedom - things 'went downhill' when women got the vote because women tend to more consistently vote in favour of social programs and thereby in favor of expanding the state and decreasing personal liberties, once those programs get introduced via legislation. Therefore, he doesn't suggest to not let women vote, as Gawkers "suggests", he just states his conviction that times are difficult for libertarians.
Also, having written a book precisely about the difference between statements being offensive and just being perceived as offensive by PC culture, all this must make Thiel shake his head about the reading comprehension of the general public.
Thanks for the clarification. I still disagree with his view but it is rationally presented in the Cato article (I should have followed the link before writing an angry comment) and not bigoted as Gawker makes it seem.
You don't agree women are more likely to vote for statist social programs?
Please provide some evidence for your disagreement.
You're welcome.
Is this for real? What a dick.
Thanks for the link - it's easy to forget that people such as Thiel who display enormous intelligence in one domain can be such morons in another.
I realize that this is a bit of a knee-jerk reaction and if anyone wants to have a rational discussion explaining why Peter Thiel might not be a fuckwad I'm all ears.
EDIT: Okay, I understand why a downvote might be appropriate if that didn't come across as a very level-headed comment. But seriously, if you don't think Thiel is a dick for saying that about the women's vote I'd be pretty curious as to why. My views align pretty closely with libertarianism and I'm certainly all for people honestly expressing themselves but I find it frightening that someone could legitimately believe that the women's right to vote is a bad thing.
EDIT 2: Well, I'm an idiot. I didn't realize the context of Thiel's comments as dsplittgerber pointed out.