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Thiel compared California liberalism to Saudi Arabian Wahabbism — but it was sort of a compliment

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[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 292 points 3 months ago

There's been a few of these stories lately, about billionaires "thinking about" leaving the US. Just shut up and do it already. Nobody cares. Good riddance.

[-] scarabine@lemmynsfw.com 147 points 3 months ago

Right. Like what are we supposed to miss? The taxes they don’t pay? The money they’ve stolen? Who cares?

I mean “job creators” is such bunk. They harvest worker’s lives for personal gain. There’d be a rough transition period if they vanished but well… we’re used to it.

They have this vain idea that the world would grind to a halt without them, but they’re parasites. I’m sure we’d flourish.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago

These articles talk like we all aren't already suffering day in and out. Like we're all just say slap happy to be sharing a nation with 65 ~~billionaires~~ psychopaths and should be grateful for their presence. Fuck off, and take your election tampering and social engineering with you.

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[-] shaun@lemmy.world 47 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You're wrong. As a New Zealander (where our conservative government bent the rules to make him a citizen), I can only emphasize how strongly I will care if that giant piece of shit moves to reside in my nation. I'm not negating your point (I upvoted you) and I don't blame you for wanting to lose him, but just because you shovel your shit elsewhere doesn't mean it don't stink.

[-] boydster@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This is how the world can finally come together. We can create a New Old Australia, using the island-building techniques the Chinese government have been trying to develop but instead using it for the benefit of all. Literally no one wants these assholes. Let's make them their own giant sand island and send them there. No Aborigines or any other nativelanders need be displaced like in the past. We just... Eject them to Billionaire Island and tell them they've entered the final level of capitalism, they are allowed no outside resources and must establish for themselves (brilliant and enterprising and egotistical as we reassure them they are) how to become the Ultimate Capitalist. Tell them it's even televised. Then if they ever get too noisy we obviously need a way to forcibly erode the island etc. Engineers can figure out the details.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

It’ll never get to island erosion status… just make it a gradual slope so they get to reap the rewards of their environmental abuse as the sea level rises.

And then make it real life Fortnite.

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[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 223 points 3 months ago

He's not an "eccentric billionaire," he's a psychopathic robber baron fascist.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 85 points 3 months ago

Thanks for letting the IRS know. Now's the time to hit them with the 90% tax rate please.

[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 85 points 3 months ago

Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire who served as the sugar daddy for GOP vice presidential hopeful JD Vance’s Senate run, who helped kill Gawker, and who names his companies after bits of JRR Tolkein lore, said he's considered leaving the US.

Thiel appeared on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience and told the comic-turned-podcaster that he had recently moved from San Francisco to LA, and was also considering leaving California or the country altogether.

So a nothing burger? Fucking baby billionaire psychopath is going to leave the US because the fascist dictator won't be elected?

The funny thing is he isn't going to leave, it's just because he wanted to get a buzz out of it. To magahats this is a clear sign the government is "weak" and hates successful people.

[-] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 70 points 3 months ago

Where the fuck is he going to go that's progressive enough to not be hostile to his homosexuality but conservative enough not to tax his ungodly hoard. The u.s. is as good as it gets for people like him.

[-] chase_what_matters@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago

The homosexuality part is a poor person problem. You can be rich and gay anywhere.

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[-] mhague@lemmy.world 67 points 3 months ago

Billionaires don't live in nations. They don't know what it means to actually live somewhere, their mental state is so warped. The whole world is their playground.

He's spouting propaganda, plain and simple.

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[-] noxy@yiffit.net 62 points 3 months ago

He's not eccentric, he's fucking evil.

[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

Doesn't this dude essentially believe democracy is a failure and that he believes the US should be run with something like a CEO (a dictator)?

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[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 58 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Basically because he thinks he can't totally fuck up this country any more, he want to storm off in a huff and fuck up a different country? Okay then.

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[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 50 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The mental gymnastics this guy does to justify his ideology. "California is prosperous despite not following my dumb pet economic theories and so is Saudi Arabia. They must be the same thing."

Like that's an aggressive form of terminal stupidity. Keep this up and he'll be eating glue before the years out.

[-] Numberone@startrek.website 19 points 3 months ago

And how does a libertarian justify a billion dollar baleout when silicon valley bank went insolvant.

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[-] ServeTheBeam@lemmy.world 44 points 3 months ago

This isn’t an airport. You don’t need to let us know you’re taking off.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 40 points 3 months ago

Yeah. Ok. Fuckity bye.

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 35 points 3 months ago

Let him move to a small island without modern communication of any sort.

Then just as he leaves the US, tax him 95% of his net worth.

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[-] barsquid@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

Little sobbing baby bribed Donald to pick the absolute most hated person possible for VP. Now it's time to whine since the fascism isn't going great. Fuck off to New Zealand, then, bye, Peter.

He is one of the worst people on the planet. The world would be better if he left existence instead of just America.

[-] MolochAlter@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

"Eccentric" is a weird word for the man whose writing inspired both Nick Lang and Mencius Moldbug.

I rarely use the word because it cheapens its impact but the man is a modern protofascist and should be identified as at least the forefather of the modern right wing anti-liberalism movement.

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[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago

Where? Europe? Japan? Canada? where policies are more progressive than the US?

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 30 points 3 months ago

Don't come to Europe, asshat

[-] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 25 points 3 months ago

Cya, take your eyeliner wearing couch fucker with you.

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[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Peter Thiel needs to get more public acknowledgement for being a slimy, miserable, financier of evil who should accident himself out a 45th story window.

[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago
[-] blarth@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 months ago

Bye, mother fucker.

[-] boaratio@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Be sure to take Jorgin Depeanus Vance with you, asshole.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago

I would not mind being the person that slams the door as you leave.

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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago
[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 3 months ago

GET THE FUCK OUT

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago

Well I for one hope he hurries the fuck up.

[-] littlewonder@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

I'm giving this the same reaction I give Elon Musk articles:

K.

[-] bquintb@midwest.social 15 points 3 months ago

like they say: don't threaten me with a good time

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 months ago

Bye, Felicia.

[-] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago

He can leave for Russia. I hear they have great real estate. Big windows. To fall for.

[-] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Compared California liberalism to Saudi Wahhabism, like he isn't just gonna move to The Line if it ever gets built.

[-] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago
[-] AFreeLarryHoover@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

So every billionaire’s “eccentric”?

[-] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago
[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Good. Get the fuck out. And take your couch-fucking house boy with you. Vile piece of shit.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just read his bio on Wikipedia / it seems like he’s done pretty well by living in California. Does he really think he would be as wealthy if he hadn’t lived there?fine to college there? Taken advantage innovation culture there?

I’ve also got to admit I like some of the philanthropies listed there. It’s unfortunate that he got lost somewhere

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[-] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

He can leave to some tiny inhabitated island, and stop bothering the rest of us.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Please do, weirdo. I would imagine you’re not going to find anywhere else as hospitable to your beliefs.

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