“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it.” — H.L. Mencken
‘But as sure as God made black and white/What’s done in the dark will be brought to the light’–Johnny Cash, ‘God’s Gonna Cut You Down,’ American V: A Hundred Highways, 2006
While the world pays attention to the current Jackass in Chief Donald Trump and his crony Elon Musk and his toadies and their headline-grabbing antics (especially Trump’s), a shadowy figure works behind the scenes to ensure that nothing can stop their reign of terror, nor contain it within the borders of the United States of America. That individual, ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, trans, non-binaries, and intersex folks, and everyone else on the gender spectrum, is PayPal founder and tech bro Peter Thiel.
Thanks to a recent YouTube short, I’ve learned about a speech Thiel made, in which he vocalized his dream that “you could unilaterally change the world without having to constantly convince people and beg people and plead with people who are never going to agree with you through technological means” (in other words, he wants to use technology to bypass democratic processes and dominate society), calling technology an “incredible alternative to politics”–which it shouldn’t be; rather, technology should work with politics, and emphasize and respect human rights. But, then again, Thiel and his family lived in South Africa–in which he lived in a community ‘known at the time for its continued glorification of Nazism’– and modern-day Namibia in the time of apartheid, so I’m not surprised that he wants to do away with democracy and turn the world into a right-wing fascist dictatorship, as evidenced by his co-founding of the organization named Palantir. A self-proclaimed conservative libertarian, Thiel has ‘made substantial donations to American right-wing figures and causes,’ along with helping Hulk Hogan fund his lawsuit against Gawker (the documentary about the case, ‘Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press,’ is on Netflix).’ Now, I realize Thiel could have changed his politics and worldview, but he chose not to; I believe that’s because he benefits from the worldview he did adopt–namely, that technology should replace, rather than be used in conjunction with, politics, especially if it’s used to push the agendas of the rich and powerful.
Just when I couldn’t be more frightened for my neighbours in the United States–especially those not in the ruling class–or the world…
Peter Thiel has long operated in the shadows. Now it’s time to bring his dastardly deeds–and beliefs–into the light…especially given the danger they pose to the world, democracy, and human rights.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-BQhXdCs8Y
https://www.advocate.com/peter-thiel/peter-thiel-model-jeff-thomas
Chloe Desilets 