• 7toed@midwest.social
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    2 days ago

    Since journalism! Here is his take quoted directly

    [On the failure of libertarian politics]

    The decade that followed — the roaring 1920s — was so strong that historians have forgotten the depression that started it. The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely optimistic about politics. Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women — two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians — have rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron.

    And his ““clarification”” of the obvious misogynism in the original.

    It would be absurd to suggest that women’s votes will be taken away or that this would solve the political problems that vex us. While I don’t think any class of people should be disenfranchised, I have little hope that voting will make things better.

    Emphasis mine. You’re to telling me, that even in the beginning questioning the notion of womens suffrage isn’t inherently misogynistic. And then follows that up with “nono we shouldn’t disenfranchise, BUT I don’t believe in democracy anyway” for his retort. I would love to live in your alternate reality where you can defend Thiel to begin with… I thought MLs want to eat the rich.

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      2 days ago

      Indeed, I have no love for Thiel. I just object to mischaracterization of my enemies; it makes it easier to criticize us.

      I have read and reread those quotes three times. Where is he questioning the notion of women’s suffrage?

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        2 days ago

        He isn’t. Even so, how sincere do you take a billionaire making an argument against democracy?

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          2 days ago

          I have no particular reason to believe he is being sincere. But, “Right-Wing Plot to Prevent Women From Voting Advances”? Hmm??