Peter Thiel, YC, and hard decisions
Based on the awful things Trump has said and (apparently) done, it should be blatantly clear to anyone remotely following the election that isn&#x27;t your usual political rivalry. Pao is right: &quot;this isn’t a disagreement on tax policy, this is advocating hatred and violence.&quot; Quite literally at times! (I might give a pass to the people following the party line or acting on incomplete information, but Thiel knows <i>exactly</i> what he&#x27;s supporting.)<p>And yet, in the previous HN thread on the topic, I see dozens of voices loudly defending the right for Thiel to prop up Trump&#x27;s demagoguery without consequence. To them, supporting Trump or Clinton is equally bad, even though the things Trump routinely says are downright terrifying[1] and dangerous to the fabric of our country. For the first time in my life, I&#x27;m actually expecting to see violence on election day.<p>This fledgeling authoritarian streak within the tech community really disturbs me.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;EnoughTrumpSpam&#x2F;comments&#x2F;4teoxl&#x2F;a_final_response_to_the_tell_me_why_trump_is_a&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;EnoughTrumpSpam&#x2F;comments&#x2F;4teoxl&#x2F;a_f...</a>