[gizmo]

You edited your post to remove the first sentence of Thiel's response: "It would be absurd to suggest that women’s votes will be taken away". That's a deflection, because it's a truism and doesn't address the criticism. Of course women's right to vote won't be taken away, but Thiel still believes that women's voting rights are not compatible with a free (meaning libertarian) society.

[randyrand]

I deleted it for that reason. Its a truism and does not represent his belief.

Your last sentence may be a truism as well. It's a belief about the way things are, not the way things should be.