Peter Thiel at RNC: ‘Fake culture wars’ distract from broken economy

[dannno]

In terms of policy, what they are correct about?

Restricting immigration? Protectionism?

As a defensive mechanism against the state that is subsidizing immigrants and bringing hordes of them in so they vote for the left, and as a defensive mechanism against The Fed, currency manipulations and over-regulation.

Those are not the optimal solutions, but it very well may be better than doing nothing.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Peter Thiel at RNC: ‘Fake culture wars’ distract from broken economy

Damn straight. And it's by design.

 

[twomp]

Damn straight. And it's by design.

It must be a conspiracy!

 

[Matt Collins]

 

[r3volution 3.0]

As a defensive mechanism against the state that is subsidizing immigrants and bringing hordes of them in so they vote for the left, and as a defensive mechanism against The Fed, currency manipulations and over-regulation.

Those are not the optimal solutions, but it very well may be better than doing nothing.

The alternative is not doing nothing, it is restricting immigrant access to welfare, which would be politically easier to accomplish. And, in any event, the entire immigration issue is trivial in comparison to all the other problems facing the country. If all welfare for immigrants ended tomorrow (whether because they were made ineligible or because they were deported), there would be little effect on government spending. This (bad) solution to the welfare magnet problem serves as a distraction, preventing progress on things that actually matter: like the massive welfare programs for natives, or monetary policy, or crushing economic regulation, war, the end of due process, etc.

There's very little difference between Trump and, say, Santorum.

Both gin up tribal sentiments (about race, religion, whatever) to get elected, at which point they continue the status quo.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Who said anything about gays?

The culture war is broader than that.

Every time Trump said something "unPC" he was throwing red meat to one side of the culture war.

Its specific content was usually racialist or nationalistic.

Just hang on. The DNC is coming right up and you can get your fill of Commie red meat.

 

[axiomata]

I don't think he's fallen for Trump, but I can't quite pin down what his actual play entails.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Thiel's speech was good. Too bad he didn't get behind Rand. Makes no sense to me.

Thiel's speech was about the fake culture wars. Rand took up the cultural wars in a positive way, yet it was still engaging in them. It's likely that Thiel did not agree with Rand's focus.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Just hang on. The DNC is coming right up and you can get your fill of Commie red meat.

Lol. "Commie Red Meat". Why does that not sound appetizing?

 

[simon1911]

Ugh, it's still cronyism. In lobbyist-speak, Thiel is saying, "Quit giving money to the MIC special interests and give it to my special interest!"

Of course he thinks his own special interest is more important - they all do. And they all make the same case.

If the deals are done well, and that we quit the miliary adventures that cost lives, money we don't have and make us less safe, then so be it. At least we would be heading the right way. I'll swallow NASA flying to Mars a lot better over CIA selling crack cocaine in the US or giving Sadam chemical gas or arming al Qaeda to fight enemies that we create. Those insanity has got to stop.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Too soon to know for sure what role GOP picking Thiel for RNC speech/ gestures towards winning LGBTQ vote at RNC played in Hillary picking Kaine as VP:

[h=2]Tim Kaine is Hillary Clinton’s running mate[/h] · Friday, July 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton announced her choice of running mate Friday evening: Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia.


http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/07/breaking-tim-kaine-hillary-clintons-running-mate/