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		monocasa on Jan 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The famous Peter Thiel interview question So what you're saying is that even though he's that women's suffarage isn't compatible with freedom, 1920s style "capitalist democracy" that removes the vote from people is compatible with freedom, in one of the most pro freedom platforms out there (the Cato institute) somehow isn't actually pushing for those positions? I'm not sure that I'm capable of the mental gymnastics to get there.

kick on Jan 5, 2020 [–]

He's pushing for an end to democracy. That's distinct from both the current system, and the 1920s democracy he mentions.

Reading the piece makes this much apparent.

The latter led to the former in his mind, so bringing the latter back would get him back to where he started.

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