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

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

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
    57·
    4 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.

    • shaun@lemmy.world
      0·
      4 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.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.world
        0·
        4 months ago

        Why would a totalitarian psychopath choose to go to a more progressive country?
        I can think of a reason, New Zealand is smaller, and he may think he can gain bigger political influence there.
        He paid to position JD Vance where he wanted him, imagine the damage he could do in New Zealand with the kind of money he has.

      • boydster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        0·
        4 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 forcible erode the island etc. Engineers can figure out the details.

    • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
      0·
      4 months ago

      Movies/culture are the best things about the US. As long as you’re rich enough to afford them. So they’re really just punishing themselves… Bye, bitch.

  • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
    43·
    4 months ago

    He’s not an “eccentric billionaire,” he’s a psychopathic robber baron fascist.

  • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
    13·
    4 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.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    6·
    4 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?

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

    • Zink@programming.dev
      4·
      4 months ago

      It doesn’t matter to him. He can bid everybody else a fond “fuck you, got mine” and start yanking that ladder up behind him.

  • hark@lemmy.world
    51·
    4 months ago

    He should be stripped of all the riches he has drained from the US, then he should be tarred and feathered and shipped out of the country via raft. Good riddance to that worthless parasite.

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
    1·
    4 months ago

    Nope. I vote no unless he agrees to take his whack-job buddy, Curtis Yarvin, and his biodiesel made from poor people, with him. I would demand he take Vance with him, but I suppose he’ll insist on keeping his puppet here.